Sexual and substance use behaviors of college students with disabilities

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 459-471

  Bernert, Donna J ^a   Ding, Kele ^a   Hoban, Mary T ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b American College Health Association   (United States)

Author keywords

ACHA NCHA II; College students; Disabilities; Sexual behaviors; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84863089643     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.36.4.3     Document Type: Article

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