Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 188-194 , September 2010

Substance abuse treatment providers' involvement in research is associated with willingness to use findings in practice

  • Rogério M. Pinto, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Columbia University School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue #806, New York, NY 10027, USA. Tel.: +1 212 851 2227.
    • ,
  • Gary Yu, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Anya Y. Spector, L.M.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Prakash Gorroochurn, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Dennis McCarty, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA

Received 23 January 2010 ,Revised 4 April 2010 ,Accepted 5 May 2010.

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PII: S0740-5472(10)00100-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.05.006

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 188-194 , September 2010

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