Service provision to opiate misusers from pharmacies - An exploratory study

Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 110-116

  Rosenblom, E Karen ^a   Taylor, Kevin M G ^b   Harding, Geoffrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug misuser; Equipment; Injecting; Leakage; Methadone; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037712092     PISSN: 02810662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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