Substance abuse and the course of welfare dependency

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1616-1622

  Schmidt, Laura ^a,b   Weisner, Constance ^a   Wiley, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DISABILITY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECIPIENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0031771454     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.11.1616     Document Type: Article

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