Prevalence of problematic and injecting drug use for Drug Action Team areas in England

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-9

  Frisher, Martin ^a   Heatlie, Heath ^a   Hickman, Mathew ^b,c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Drug dependence; Prevalence; Regional health planning; Spatial distribution; Statistical

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG TRAFFIC; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENGLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33644979386     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdi073     Document Type: Article

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