Substance use and domestic violence among urban gays, lesbians and bisexuals

Journal of LGBT Health Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Bimbi, David S ^a   Palmadessa, Nancy A ^b   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training CHEST   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Gay lesbian; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67650587822     PISSN: 15574091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J463v03n02_01     Document Type: Article

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