Social class and substance use disorders: The value of social class as distinct from socioeconomic status

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-58

  Wohlfarth, Tamar ^a   Van Den Brink, Wim ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b AMSTERDAM INSTITUTE FOR ADDICTION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; SES; Social class; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031805144     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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