Increasing Primary Care Providers' Willingness to Intervene in Alcohol- and Drug-Related Problems: A Review

Substance Abuse

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 201-217

  Roche, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug and alcohol problems; Intervention; Primary care; Substance use; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001444734     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897079609444750     Document Type: Article

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