Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 435-442 , December 2009

Impact of Access to Recovery services on alcohol/drug treatment outcomes

  • Antoinette Krupski, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Healthcare Improvement for Addictions, Mental Illness and Medically Vulnerable Populations (CHAMMP), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Center for Healthcare Improvement for Addictions, Mental Illness and Medically Vulnerable Populations (CHAMMP), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center, Box 359911, 325 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA.
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  • Kevin Campbell, Dr.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Department of Social and Health Services, Olympia, WA, USA
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  • Jutta M. Joesch, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Healthcare Improvement for Addictions, Mental Illness and Medically Vulnerable Populations (CHAMMP), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA
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  • Barbara A. Lucenko, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Research and Data Analysis Division, Department of Social and Health Services, Olympia, WA, USA
    • ,
  • Peter Roy-Byrne, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Healthcare Improvement for Addictions, Mental Illness and Medically Vulnerable Populations (CHAMMP), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA

Received 21 February 2009 ,Revised 11 April 2009 ,Accepted 21 May 2009.

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PII: S0740-5472(09)00091-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.05.007

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 435-442 , December 2009

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