Barriers and Facilitators to Substance Use Treatment in the Rural South: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 92-101

  Browne, Teri ^a   Priester, Mary Ann ^a   Clone, Stephanie ^a   Iachini, Aidyn ^a   Dehart, Dana ^a   Hock, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Alcohol abuse; Drug abuse; Qualitative research; Satisfaction with care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE USE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84953324661     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12129     Document Type: Article

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