Investigating the association between childhood sexual abuse and alcohol use disorders in women: Does It matter how we ask about sexual abuse?

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 740-748

  Sartor, Carolyn E ^a   Mccutcheon, Vivia V ^b   Nelson, Elliot C ^b   Duncan, Alexis E ^c   Bucholz, Kathleen K ^b   Heath, Andrew C ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 84864976817     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2012.73.740     Document Type: Article

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