Alcohol abuse disorders among U.S. Service members with mild traumatic brain injury

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-150

  Heltemes, Kevin J ^a   Dougherty, Amber L ^a   MacGregor, Andrew J ^a   Galarneau, Michael R ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN INJURIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951548014     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00191     Document Type: Article

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