Drinking and drinking-related problems among heterosexual and sexual minority women

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-139

  Wilsnack, Sharon C ^a   Hughes, Tonda L ^a,b   Johnson, Timothy P ^a,b   Bostwick, Wendy B ^a,c   Szalacha, Laura A ^a,b   Benson, Perry ^a   Aranda, Frances ^a,b   Kinnison, Kelly E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c ADLER SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL MINORITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049013836     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2008.69.129     Document Type: Article

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