Emerging consensus on measuring addiction recovery: Findings from a multi-stakeholder consultation exercise

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 31-40

  Neale, Joanne ^a,b   Panebianco, Daria ^a   Finch, Emily ^a,c   Marsden, John ^a   Mitcheson, Luke ^a,c   Rose, Diana ^a   Strang, John ^a   Wykes, Til ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delphi group; Measurement; Recovery; Service users; Stakeholder consultation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954077299     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687637.2015.1100587     Document Type: Article

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