Use of alcohol among lesbians: Research and clinical implications

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-36

  Hughes, Tonda L ^a   Wilsnack, Sharon C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CHILD ABUSE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HEALTH STATUS; LESBIAN; MARRIAGE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031053710     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0080208     Document Type: Review

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