A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of European drug treatment programmes on reoffending

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 584-602

  Koehler, Johann A ^a,b   Humphreys, David K ^c   Akoensi, Thomas D ^a   Sánchez de Ribera, Olga ^a   Lösel, Friedrich ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

drug abuse; meta analysis; rehabilitation; systematic review; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901228394     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2013.804921     Document Type: Article

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