Gender differences in drug use behavior in people with serious mental illnesses

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-241

  Gearon, Jean S ^a,b,d   Nidecker, Melissa ^c   Bellack, Alan ^a,b   Bennett, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d BT/MIRECC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0043092384     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2003.tb00651.x     Document Type: Article

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