Does sexual victimization predict subsequent alcohol consumption? A prospective study among a community sample of women

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2926-2939

  Testa, Maria ^a   Livingston, Jennifer A ^a   Hoffman, Joseph H ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol abuse; alcohol drinking patterns; posttraumatic stress disorder; rape; victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAPE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34648820055     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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