The novel use of endemic corridors for addictive behavior surveillance in Spain.
To describe the pattern of contacts with the healthcare system associated with drug use in Spain in the years 2022 and 2023. For the period 2016–23, data derived from a registry of activity in specialized care, included in the clinical-administrative database of Spanish hospitals (Registro de Atenci...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 177 - 183 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Feb2026
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