Alcohols and other substance use/abuse among junior doctors and medical students in a teaching institute

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 46, Issue 167, 2007, Pages 126-129

  Shyangwa, Pramod M ^a   Joshi, D ^b   Lal, R ^c  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b Mental Hosital   (Nepal)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cannabis; Hypnotics; Medical students; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 42249113335     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31729/jnma.283     Document Type: Article

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