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Original Article

Screening and brief interventions for alcohol: attitudes, knowledge and experience of community pharmacists in Auckland, New Zealand

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Pages 380-387 | Received 19 Jan 2007, Accepted 31 Jul 2007, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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