Substance disorder among persons with mild mental retardation: A comparative study

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-31

  Westermeyer, Joseph ^a,b   Kemp, Kenneth ^a   Nugent, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER;

EID: 0029966089     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10550499608995653     Document Type: Article

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