Substance use among populations displaced by conflict: A literature review

Disasters

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 533-557

  Ezard, Nadine ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Conflict; Displacement; Drugs; IDPs; Refugees; Risk environment; Substance use; War

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRUG; RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; VIOLENCE;

ADDICTION; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE; WAR;

FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 84862496189     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2011.01261.x     Document Type: Review

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