Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 202-207 , March 2008

Community reinforcement approach plus vouchers for cocaine dependence in a community setting in Spain: Six-month outcomes

  • Roberto Secades-Villa, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Roberto Secades-Villa, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Oviedo, Plaza Feijoo s/n 33003, Oviedo, Spain. Tel.: +34 98 5104139; fax: +34 98 5104144.
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  • Olaya García-Rodríguez, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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  • Stephen T. Higgins, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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  • José R. Fernández-Hermida, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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  • José L. Carballo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

Received 30 October 2006 ,Revised 5 March 2007 ,Accepted 19 March 2007.

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 Institution where the work was conducted: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.

PII: S0740-5472(07)00089-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2007.03.006

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 202-207 , March 2008

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