Social and Health Service Use and Treatment Outcomes for Sexual Minorities in a National Sample of Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-118

  Hardesty, Melissa ^a   Cao, Dingcai ^a   Shin, Hee Choon ^a   Andrews, Christina M ^a   Marsh, Jeanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

ancillary services; LGBT; sexual minorities; substance abuse treatment; treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861624513     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720.2012.669669     Document Type: Article

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