Examining attrition rates at one specialty addiction treatment provider in the United States: A case study using a retrospective chart review

Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Loveland, David ^a   Driscoll, Hilary ^a  

^a Human Service Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction treatment; Attrition; Engagement; Healthcare reform

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907391906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1747597X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1747-597X-9-41     Document Type: Article

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