Profile of community alcohol service users in North Wales

Drugs and Alcohol Today

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 17-23

  Sims, John ^a   Williams, Steven ^b   Jones, Russell ^c   Richards, Olwen ^d   Harney, Tom ^e   Carter, Michael ^f  

^a North West Wales NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Penrhyndeudraeth   (United Kingdom)

^c Llangefni   (United Kingdom)

^d Holyhead   (United Kingdom)

^e JCH Industrial Ecology Limited   (United Kingdom)

^f Academic Sub Department of Psychological Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol misuse; Community focused service; Complex needs; Cost effective

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038001151     PISSN: 17459265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17459265200200012     Document Type: Review

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