Substance misuse in acute general medical admissions

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 319-326

  Canning, U P ^a   Kennell Webb, S A ^a   Marshall, E J ^a,b   Wessely, S C ^a   Peters, T J ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033059291     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/92.6.319     Document Type: Article

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