Substance-use and psychiatric disorders among American Indian veterans

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 581-598

  Howard, Matthew Owen ^a,b   Walker, R Dale ^a,b   Suchinsky, Richard T ^c   Anderson, Britt ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Native American; Substance use disorders; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SOLDIER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0029782169     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089609045828     Document Type: Article

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