Barriers to employability among substance dependent and nonsubstance-affected women on federal welfare: Implications for program design

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-246

  Morgenstern, Jon ^a   McCrady, Barbara S ^a,b   Blanchard, Kimberly A ^a   McVeigh, Katharine H ^a,b   Riordan, Annette ^a,c   Irwin, Thomas W ^a,d  

^a Yale School of Medicine   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NJDHS   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; SCREENING; SKILL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0037359258     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2003.64.239     Document Type: Article

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