Characteristics of men with substance use disorder consequent to illicit drug use: Comparison of a random sample and volunteers

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-251

  Reynolds, Maureen D ^a   Tarter, Ralph E ^a   Kirisci, Levent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Methodology; Subject selection

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 3342971437     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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