Child sexual and physical abuse and alcoholism: A review

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 336-348

  Langeland, Willie ^a,b   Hartgers, Christina ^a  

^a AMSTERDAM INSTITUTE FOR ADDICTION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INCEST; MENTAL PATIENT; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0031949480     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1998.59.336     Document Type: Article

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