Moving beyond access: Towards a quality-orientated substance abuse treatment system in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 667-668

  Myers, Bronwyn ^a,b   Petersen, Zaino ^a   Kader, Rehana ^a   Parry, Charles D H ^a,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; SOCIAL WORKER; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84864414559     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.5990     Document Type: Editorial

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