Identifying office resource needs of canadian physicians to help prevent, assess and treat patients with substance use and pathological gambling disorders

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 43-58

  Rowan, Margo S ^a,b   Galasso, Colleen S ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CMAJ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Needs assessment; Pathological gambling disorders; Physicians; Physicians office resources; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EXPERT; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CANADA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GAMBLING; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033842440     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v19n02_04     Document Type: Article

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