The influence of alcohol and drug use on the subsistence adaptation of homeless mentally ill persons

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 219-243

  Cohen, Alex ^a,b   Koegel, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; POLICY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0029968271     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204269602600112     Document Type: Article

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