Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 97-107 , March 2010

A randomized experimental study of gender-responsive substance abuse treatment for women in prison

Received 1 July 2009 ,Revised 26 August 2009 ,Accepted 20 September 2009.

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 Funding source: This study was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Grant R21 DAO18699-01A1) and an Interagency Agreement between University of California, Davis (Contract 07-002467), and UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP). The findings and conclusions of this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official policies of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

PII: S0740-5472(09)00150-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.09.004

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 97-107 , March 2010

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