Implementing alcohol and other drug interventions effectively: How does location matter?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-217

  Berends, Lynda ^a,b   MacLean, Sarah ^a,c   Hunter, Barbara ^a,b   Mugavin, Janette ^a   Carswell, Suzanne ^d  

^a TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Independent Research and Evaluation   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol and drug services; Health program implementation; Management and organizational development in health care; Rural health services delivery; Rural workforce development

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ALCOHOLISM; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79960513709     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01212.x     Document Type: Article

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