GP attitudes to managing drug- and alcohol-dependent patients: A reluctant role

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-170

  Abouyanni, George ^a   Stevens, Leonie J ^a   Harris, Mark F ^a   Wickes, Wendy A ^a   Ramakrishna, Smita S ^a   Ta, Eng ^a   Knowlden, Sheila M ^a  

^a Fairfield Hospital Prairiewood   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; General practice; Methadone; Shared care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034391360     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713659318     Document Type: Article

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