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Research Article

Substance misuse and psychiatric comorbidity: an overview of the OPCS National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey

M. Farrell National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry
,
S. Howes National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry
,
C. Taylor National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry
,
G. Lewis University of Cardiff
,
R. Jenkins Institute of Psychiatry
,
P. Bebbington University College London
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M. Jarvis University College London
,
T. Brugha University of Leicester
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B. Gill Office of National Statistics
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H. Meltzer Office of National Statistics
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Pages 43-49 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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