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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  and
Ann Payne
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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Letters to the Editor
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , December 2008 , pp. 159 - 160
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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