The changing gender gap in substance use disorder: A total population-based study of psychiatric in-patients

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1957-1962

  Steingrímsson, Steinn ^a   Carlsen, Hanne Krage ^b   Sigfússon, Sigmundur ^c   Magnússon, Andrés ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c Akureyri Hospital   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Alcohol use disorder; Epidemiology; Gender differences; Nationwide; Psychiatric in patients; Substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867198062     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03954.x     Document Type: Article

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