Stressful life events and trauma among substance-abusing homeless men

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 3-19

  Arnold, Elizabeth Mayfield ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless; Men; Stressful life events; Substance abuse; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645169618     PISSN: 1533256X     EISSN: 15332578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J160v04n02_02     Document Type: Article

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