Pharmacists' perceptions of controlled substance abuse in the rural upper Peninsula of Michigan

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 751-753

  Koski, Renee R ^a,b  

^a FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UPHEC   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Community and ambulatory pharmacy; Drug abuse; Opioid dependence; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845935693     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/1544-3191.46.6.751.Koski     Document Type: Article

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