Co-morbid drug and alcohol and mental health issues in a rural New South Wales Area Health Service

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 148-153

  Hoolahan, Bryan ^a   Kelly, Brian ^a   Stain, Helen J ^a   Killen, Didi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Drug and Alcohol Program Co ordinator Greater Western Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Consumer; Drug and alcohol; Mental health; Rural; Service provider

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; COMORBIDITY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SUPPORT GROUP;

COMORBIDITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33746538362     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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