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Review Article

Alcohol and other drug (AOD) staffing and their workplace: examining the relationship between clinician and organisational workforce characteristics and treatment outcomes in the AOD field

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Pages 1-14 | Received 16 Dec 2018, Accepted 16 May 2019, Published online: 19 Jun 2019

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