Towards best practices in the treatment of women with addictive disorders

Addictive Disorders and their Treatment

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 39-46

  Zilberman, Monica L ^a   Tavares, Hermano ^a   Blume, Sheila B ^b   El Guebaly, Nady ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Comorbidity; Gender; Substance related disorders; Treatment; Women

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0012363350     PISSN: 15315754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132576-200206000-00001     Document Type: Review

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