Women in recovery from drug misuse: An exploratory study of their social networks and social support

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1721-1734

  O'Dell, Kristi J ^a   Turner, Norma Haston ^a   Weaver, Gayle D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Recovery; Social networks; Social support; Substance misuse; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG MISUSE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031878914     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089809058952     Document Type: Article

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