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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