Community's role in the promotion of recovery from addiction and prevention of relapse among women: An exploratory study

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-35

  Turner, Norma Haston ^a   O'Dell, Kristi J ^a   Weaver, Gayle D ^a   Ramirez, Gina Y ^a   Turner, Gene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol; Community; Ethnic Minority; Exploratory; Recovery; Women

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032325896     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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