Drug consumption in conflict zones in Somalia

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1865-1866

  Bhui, Kamaldeep ^a,b   Warfa, Nasir ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POVERTY; SELF MEDICATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOMALIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TERRORISM; UNITED NATIONS; WAR; ADDICTION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CATHA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NOTE; PREVALENCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CATHA; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SOLVENTS; SOMALIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WAR;

EID: 38049092037     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040354     Document Type: Short Survey

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