Substance Abuse Among Native Hawaiian Women in the United States: A Review of Current Literature and Recommendations for Future Research

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 40, Issue , 2008, Pages 411-422

  Ta, Van M ^a   Chen, TeChieh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Literature review; Native hawaiian; Substance abuse; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 59049093805     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2008.10400668     Document Type: Article

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