Primary health care physician's awareness of substance abuse and abuse behavior

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 699-703

  Al Haqwi, Ali I ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

PHC centers; Questionnaire; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012357004     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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