Substance dependence: A hospital based survey

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-57

  Iqbal, Nayyer ^a  

^a Al Amal Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Dependence; Prevalence; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAMORPHINE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033967172     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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