Substance use among nurses: Differences between specialties

Journal of Addictions Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 77-84

  Trinkoff, Alison M ^a   Storr, Carta L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

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EID: 5744236531     PISSN: 10884602     EISSN: 15487148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10884609809041784     Document Type: Article

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