Electronic health records: essential tools in integrating substance abuse treatment with primary care
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Electronic health records: essential tools in integrating substance abuse treatment with primary care
While substance use problems are considered to be common in medical settings, they are not systematically assessed and diagnosed for treatment management. Research data suggest that the majority of individuals with a substance use disorder either do not use treatment or delay treatment-seeking for over a decade. The separation of substance abuse services from mainstream medical care and a lack ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1179-8467
DOI: 10.2147/sar.s22575