Survey of amphetamine prescribing in England and Wales

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-304

  Bradbeer, T M ^a,b   Fleming, P M ^a,b   Charlton, P ^a   Crichton, J S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Portsmouth University ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphetamine dependence; Amphetamine prescribing; England and Wales; Treatment survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032353914     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239800187131     Document Type: Review

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