Utilization of communication technology by patients enrolled in substance abuse treatment

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 145-150

  McClure, Erin A ^a   Acquavita, Shauna P ^b   Harding, Emily ^b   Stitzer, Maxine L ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; E mail; Internet; Mobile phones; SMS text messaging; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; E-MAIL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOBILE PHONE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEXT MESSAGING; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER LITERACY; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84875248011     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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