Characterization of substance abuse patients presenting for treatment at a university psychiatric hospital in cairo, egypt

Addictive Disorders and their Treatment

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 199-209

  Khalil, Afaf ^a   Okasha, Tarek ^a,d   Shawky, Mansour ^b   Haroon, Amany ^a   Elhabiby, Mahmoud ^a   Carise, Deni ^c   Annon, Jeffrey J ^b   Hasson, Albert M ^b   Rawson, Richard A ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alcohol; ASI; Drugs; Egypt; Heroin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EGYPT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 67649980331     PISSN: 15315754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADT.0b013e318158856d     Document Type: Article

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