Stigma among people with dual diagnosis and implications for health services

Advances in Dual Diagnosis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-7

  Evans Lacko, Sara ^a   Thornicroft, Graham ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Dual diagnosis; Stigma; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992957637     PISSN: 17570972     EISSN: 20428324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/add.2010.0187     Document Type: Review

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