A profile of alcohol and drug clients in New Zealand: Results from the 1998 national telephone survey

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1119, 2000, Pages 414-416

  Adamson, Simon J ^a   Sellman, J Douglas ^a   Futterman Collier, Ann ^a   Huriwai, Terry ^a   Deering, Daryle ^a   Todd, Fraser ^a   Robertson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; NEW ZEALAND; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0034644510     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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