Women Who Doctor Shop for Prescription Drugs

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 456-474

  Worley, Julie ^a   Thomas, Sandra P ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction; doctor shopping; phenomenology; prescription drug abuse; women and substance abuse

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894660062     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945913509692     Document Type: Article

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