Abstract
People misusing substances are overrepresented in health settings. Substance misuse can also be an underlying factor complicating medical diagnosis and management. Aims: (i) To establish the prevalence of substance misuse in the general hospital inpatient population; and (ii) to examine the relationship between medical diagnosis and substance misuse problem as identified by screening tools.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 483-499 |
Number of pages | 0 |
Journal | Addictive Behaviours |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |