Chronic life stress, acute stress events, and substance availability in relapse

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-322

  Tate, Susan R ^a   Brown, Sandra A ^a   Glasner, Suzette V ^b   Unrod, Marina ^c   McQuaid, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Relapse; Stress; Substance dependence; Substance temptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746788083     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350500262817     Document Type: Article

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