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1912738

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
The process of achieving a high retention rate of subjects in a 12-month prospective study of intravenous heroin users in Sydney, Australia is presented. Self-referred heroin users were compared with heroin users from a court diversion programme. The retention rates throughout the prospective study interview schedules were high, ranging from 69 to 83% of the original sample. No statistical differences were detected between the proportions located at each interview, indicating a high retention rate was maintained despite the passage of time. It is argued that contact with State services, i.e. Methadone Maintenance Programmes and the legal system, particularly the prison service, contributed to this high maintenance. It is speculated that the effectiveness of location strategies reflect prominent characteristics of the populations studied.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0952-0481
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
859-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
High retention rates within a prospective study of heroin users.
pubmed:affiliation
Westmead Hospital Drug and Alcohol Unit, NSW, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't