Days to treatment and early retention among patients in treatment for alcohol and drug disorders

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 643-647

  Hoffman, Kim A ^a   Ford, James H ^b   Tillotson, Carrie J ^a   Choi, Dongseok ^a   McCarty, Dennis ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Process improvement; Retention in care; Substance abuse treatment and delivery; Wait time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79953163234     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.01.031     Document Type: Article

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