Substance-use disorders and psychological distress among police arrestees

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 408-411

  Heffernan, Edward B ^a   Finn, Joe ^b   Saunders, John B ^a   Byrne, Gerard ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Biala Acute Care Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; OPIATE;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; DEMOGRAPHY; DETOXIFICATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; OFFENDER; POLICE; POPULATION MODEL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0142167968     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05617.x     Document Type: Article

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