The prevalence of substance use among psychiatric patients:The case study of bugando medical centre, mwanza (Northern Tanzania)

Substance Abuse

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 238-241

  Hauli, Kiyeti A ^a   Ndetei, David M ^a   Jande, Mary B ^b   Kabangila, Rodrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Family history of mental illness; Family history of substance use; Peer pressure; Psychiatric disorder; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TANZANIA;

EID: 81255175502     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2011.599253     Document Type: Article

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