Substance abuse, disabilities, and Black women: An issue worth exploring

Women and Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 223-236

  Beatty, Lula A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black women; Co morbidities; Disabilities; Drug abuse; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037757917     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v26n03_04     Document Type: Article

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