Specialised alcohol treatment services are a luxury the NHS cannot afford

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 245-247

  Luty, Jason ^a,b   Carnwath, Thomas ^c  

^a South Essex Partnership NHS Trust ^*

^b CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Woodside Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; DISULFIRAM; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; NALTREXONE;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43749089363     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.043737     Document Type: Review

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