Drug misuse and HIV prevention: Attitudes and practices of community pharmacists with respect to two London family health services authorities

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-21

  Sheridan, J ^a   Barber, N ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Community pharmacy; Drug misuse; HIV AIDS; Knowledge; Service provision

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742563988     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359709005578     Document Type: Review

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