The Relevance of Sexual Orientation to Substance Abuse and Psychological Distress among College Students

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-168

  DeBord, Kurt A ^a   Wood, Phillip K ^b   Sher, Kenneth J ^b   Good, Glenn E ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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