Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 85, Issue 11 , Pages 1837-1847 , November 2004

Patterns of alcohol and substance use and abuse in persons with spinal cord injury: Risk factors and correlates1

  • Denise G. Tate, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Model Spinal Cord Injury Care System, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Denise G. Tate, PhD, Model Spinal Cord Injury Care System, 300 N Ingalls, Rm NI2A09, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0491, USA
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  • Martin B. Forchheimer, MPP

      Affiliations

    • Model Spinal Cord Injury Care System, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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  • James S. Krause, PhD

      Affiliations

    • South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Center, College of Health Professionals, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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  • Michelle A. Meade, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Commonwealth Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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  • Charles H. Bombardier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.02.022

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 85, Issue 11 , Pages 1837-1847 , November 2004

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