Social and transcultural aspects of substance misuse

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 173-177

  Finch, Emily ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; DRUG MISUSE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035010304     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-200105000-00003     Document Type: Review

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