Course, severity, and treatment of substance abuse among women versus men

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 523-535

  Westermeyer, J ^a   Boedicker, A E ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Course; Gender; Morbidity; Treatment; Women

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033758403     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ADA-100101893     Document Type: Article

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