Unmet need for treatment of substance use disorders and serious psychological distress among veterans: A nationwide analysis using the NSDUH

Military Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-114

  Golub, Andrew ^a   Vazan, Peter ^a   Bennett, Alexander S ^a   Liberty, Hilary J ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874969134     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00131     Document Type: Article

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