National and local guidance on services for drug misusers: Do they influence current practice? - Results of a survey of community pharmacists in South East England

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 100-106

  Sheridan, Janie ^a   Strang, John ^a   Lovell, Selina ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; NEEDLE; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032769530     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.1999.tb00956.x     Document Type: Article

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