Patients with Substance Use Disorders: Challenges During Non-Psychiatric Inpatient Care

Marta Ribeiro; Ana Lourenço

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Patients with Substance Use Disorders: Challenges During Non-Psychiatric Inpatient Care

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Marta Ribeiro Psychiatry and Mental Health Department. Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria. Lisbon. Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5286-5338
Ana Lourenço Psychiatry and Mental Health Department. Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria. Lisbon. Portugal. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9960-2947

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.23793

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Inpatients, Patient Discharge, Substance-Related Disorders

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2025-12-02

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Ribeiro M, Lourenço A. Patients with Substance Use Disorders: Challenges During Non-Psychiatric Inpatient Care. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 2 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];38(12):834-5. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/23793

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Vol. 38 No. 12 (2025): December

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