Characteristics of recipients of supplemental security income (SSI) benefits for drug addicts and alcoholics

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 290-298

  Mckay, James R ^a   Mclellan, A Thomas ^a   Durell, Jack ^a   Ruetsch, Charles ^b   Alterman, Arthur I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SECURITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031779856     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199805000-00005     Document Type: Article

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