Substance use in remand prisoners: A consecutive case study

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7099, 1997, Pages 18-21

  Mason, Debbie ^a   Birmingham, Luke ^a   Grubin, Don ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; SCREENING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031001085     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7099.18     Document Type: Article

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