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Substance misuse, health service contact and risk of mortality: A data linkage study in Wales

Authors: Grace Bailey, Ian Farr, Hywel T Evans, Columbus Ohaeri, Ryan Phillips, Josie Smith

All Wales/National

This research, focusing on mortality, forms part of a larger study examining the type and timing of healthcare service contact prior to the start of problematic or enduring substance misuse in order to identify missed opportunities for prevention of escalation and promote earlier engagement to reduce substance misuse related harm including death.

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