Gender differences in drug misuse and related problem behaviors among arrestees in the UK

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 899-921

  Holloway, Katy ^a   Bennett, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Criminal behaviour; Dependence; Drug treatment; Drug use; Gender; Sex; Substance misuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34447125743     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080601096665     Document Type: Article

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