Association of substance use and VA service-connected disability benefits with risk of homelessness among veterans

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 412-419

  Edens, Ellen L ^a,b,c   Kasprow, Wes ^a   Tsai, Jack ^b,c   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a,b,c,d  

^a Education   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; VETERANS DISABILITY CLAIMS;

EID: 80051788391     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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