Alcohol and drug use among displaced persons: An overview

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1853-1889

  Johnson, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Immigrants; Refugees; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; DRUG ABUSE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; REVIEW;

EID: 0029811291     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089609064003     Document Type: Review

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