Screening for alcohol misuse and alcohol-related behaviors among combat veterans

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 575-581

  Santiago, Patcho N ^a   Wilk, Joshua E ^b   Milliken, Charles S ^b   Castro, Carl A ^b   Engel, Charles C ^a   Hoge, Charles W ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL REHABILITATION PROGRAM; ALCOHOLISM; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; GENDER; HANGOVER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE; SCREENING; VETERAN;

EID: 77953209303     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.6.575     Document Type: Article

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