Translational Research
Volume 155, Issue 6 , Pages 263-274 , June 2010

Systematic review of the impact of adult drug-treatment courts

  • Randall T. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Randall T. Brown, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. His article is based on a presentation given at the Combined Annual Meeting of the Central Society for Clinical Research and Midwestern Section American Federation for Medical Research held in Chicago, III, April 2009.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Randall T. Brown, Departments of Family Medicine and Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1100 Delaplaine, Madison, WI 53715.

Received 26 May 2009 ,Revised 12 March 2010 ,Accepted 13 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2010.03.001

Translational Research
Volume 155, Issue 6 , Pages 263-274 , June 2010

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