Prevalence and correlates of substance use among South African Primary Care Clinic patients

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1395-1410

  Ward, Catherine L ^a,b   Mertens, Jennifer R ^a,c   Flisher, Alan J ^a,d   Bresick, Graham F ^a   Sterling, Stacy A ^c   Little, Francesca ^a   Weisner, Constance M ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; Hazardous use; Prevalence; Primary care; South Africa; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SOUTH AFRICA; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; ODDS RATIO; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 49449103149     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080801922744     Document Type: Article

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