Characteristics of youths with hearing loss admitted to substance abuse treatment

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-350

  Titus, Janet C ^a   Schiller, James A ^b   Guthmann, Debra ^c,d  

^a CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c California School for the Deaf   (United States)

^d Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 46149085171     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enm068     Document Type: Article

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