Alcohol Use After Combat-Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury: What We Know and Don't Know

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-51

  Adams, Rachel Sayko ^a   Corrigan, John D ^b   Larson, Mary Jo ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol use; combat acquired injury; military deployment; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858654314     PISSN: 1533256X     EISSN: 15332578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1533256X.2012.647580     Document Type: Article

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