Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 282-288 , October 2010

Prize-based contingency management is efficacious in cocaine-abusing patients with and without recent gambling participation

  • Nancy M. Petry, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespoding author. Calhoun Cardiology Center, Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center MC-3944, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-3944, USA. Tel.: +1 860 679 2593; fax: +1 860 679 1312.
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  • Sheila M. Alessi, Ph.D.

Received 29 January 2010 ,Revised 10 May 2010 ,Accepted 25 June 2010.

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PII: S0740-5472(10)00138-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.06.011

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 282-288 , October 2010

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