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. 2001 Nov;175(5):329-32.
doi: 10.1136/ewjm.175.5.329.

The poor physical health of people with mental illness

D P Osborn  1
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The poor physical health of people with mental illness

D P Osborn. West J Med. 2001 Nov.
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Heroin and other drug misuse increases the likelihood of physical illness in people with mental illness AFP
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