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Drug problems among homeless individuals in Toronto, Canada: prevalence, drugs of choice, and relation to health status

BACKGROUND: Drug use is believed to be an important factor contributing to the poor health and increased mortality risk that has been widely observed among homeless individuals. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of drug use among a representative sample...

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Autores principales:	Grinman, Michelle N, Chiu, Shirley, Redelmeier, Donald A, Levinson, Wendy, Kiss, Alex, Tolomiczenko, George, Cowan, Laura, Hwang, Stephen W
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2010
Materias:	Research article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841106/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181248 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-94

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