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Inpatient co-morbidity of mental illness and substance misuse (including alcohol)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Ajay Dixit
Affiliation:
Home-Based Crisis Team (HBCT)
Ann Payne
Affiliation:
Home Based Crisis Team (HBCT), Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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Abstract

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