Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 70-79 , April 2007

Stress, Coping, and Alcohol Expectancies in Rural African-American Women

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☆ This work was supported by the Office of Research on Women's Health and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (1RO1AA11467-01) and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (1R15AA11903-01).

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2006.11.001

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 70-79 , April 2007

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