Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 227-233 , March 2009

Substance-related problems and treatment among men who have sex with men in comparison to other men in Chicago

  • Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Community Outreach Intervention Projects, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. COIP, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1603 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Tel.: +1 312 355 4892; fax: +1 312 996 1450.
    • ,
  • Michael Fendrich, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA
    • ,
  • Timothy P. Johnson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Survey Research Laboratory, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Received 29 February 2008 ,Revised 2 June 2008 ,Accepted 22 June 2008.

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PII: S0740-5472(08)00098-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2008.06.004

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 227-233 , March 2009

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