Psychiatric disorders in first-degree relatives of patients with opiate dependence

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-227

  Ahmed, A G ^a   Salib, Emad ^b   Ruben, Sue ^c  

^a Regional Psychiatric Centre   (Canada)

^b Drug Dependency Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Liverpool Drug Dependency Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK;

EID: 0033163120     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580249903900306     Document Type: Article

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