Bringing sex and gender into women's substance use treatment programs

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1271-1273

  Greaves, Lorraine ^a   Poole, Nancy ^a,b  

^a British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health   (Canada)

^b Centre for Disease Control   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY; NOTE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 47949119815     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802215148     Document Type: Note

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