Substance abuse problem severity among rural and urban female DUI offenders

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-27

  Webster, J Matthew ^a   Pimentel, Jody H ^a   Harp, Kathi L H ^a   Clark, David B ^a   Staton Tindall, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Driving under the influence; Females; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRIVING ABILITY; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 61649087906     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990802334458     Document Type: Article

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