Substance use by offenders with mild intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 297-310

  McGillivray, Jane A ^a   Moore, Megan R ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OFFENDER; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0035704045     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250120087317     Document Type: Article

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