Adolescent treatment initiation and engagement in an evidence-based practice initiative

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 346-355

  Lee, Margaret T ^a   Garnick, Deborah W ^a   O'Brien, Peggy L ^a   Panas, Lee ^a   Ritter, Grant A ^a   Acevedo, Andrea ^a   Garner, Bryan R ^b   Funk, Rodney R ^b   Godley, Mark D ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent substance abuse treatment; Evidence based practices; Pay for performance; Performance measures; Treatment engagement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84860361193     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: 18736483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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