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Substance Misuse and Psychiatric Comorbidity: towards improved service provision

ILANA B. CROME School of Health Sciences, University of Wolve rhampton, 62-68 Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1DJ, UK
Pages 151-174 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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