The pattern of substance misuse among ethnic minorities in a community drug setting

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 240-247

  Moselhy, Hamdy F ^a   Telfer, Ian ^b  

^a Highcroft Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

And Community Drug Team; Culture; Ethnicity; Substance misuse

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; LYSERGIDE; OPIATE; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRISONER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036826671     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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