Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 88 , Pages S24-S30 , May 2007

Developing adaptive treatment strategies in substance abuse research

  • Susan A. Murphy

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, 426 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 734 763 5046; fax: +1 734 763 4676.
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  • Kevin G. Lynch

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6178, USA
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  • David Oslin

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Geriatric and Addiction Psychiatry, 3535 Market Street, Room 3002, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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  • James R. McKay

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6178, USA
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  • Tom TenHave

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, 607 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021, USA

Received 30 March 2006 ,Revised 17 September 2006 ,Accepted 18 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.09.008

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
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