Alcohol and other drug disorders, comorbidity and violence in rural African American women
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Alcohol and other drug disorders, comorbidity, and violence: comparison of rural African American and Caucasian women.
Tremendous health disparities exist across various segments of the United States population with rural women particularly at risk. African Americans have higher rates of death, disease, and disability than Caucasians. Although prevalence rates for alcohol and other drug use vary across studies, African American women generally report less use than Caucasians. However, African Americans dispropo...
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