The effects of trauma history, gender, and race on alcohol use and posttraumatic stress symptoms in a college student sample

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1631-1647

  Marx, Brian P ^a   Sloan, Denise M ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Posttraumatic stress symptoms; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0345377589     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2003.08.039     Document Type: Article

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