Substance abuse: A hidden problem within the d/deaf and hard of hearing communities

Journal of Teaching in the Addictions

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-64

  Guthmann, Debra ^a   Graham, Vicki ^b  

^a University of North Texas ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Deafness; Hard of hearing; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248604387     PISSN: 15332705     EISSN: 15332713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J188v03n01_04     Document Type: Article

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