The relationship between social support and alcohol abuse in people with spinal cord injuries

International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-198

  Boraz, Miriam A ^a,b   Heinemann, Allen W ^c  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol abuse; social support; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0030461678     PISSN: 10689591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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