Deliberate self-harm in alcohol and drug misusers: Patient characteristics and patterns of clinical care

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-129

  Hawton, Keith ^a   Simkin, Sue ^a   Fagg, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol misuse; Attempted suicide; Drug misuse; Overdose; Self injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042954061     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239700186411     Document Type: Article

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