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A Treatment Package to Improve Primary Care Services for Relatives of People with Alcohol and Drug Problems

A. Copello BSc, MSc, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, The University of Birmingham and Northern Birmingham Mental Heath NHS TrustCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. Templeton BSc, MSc, Research Associate at Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Care Trust and the University of Bath
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M. Krishnan BSc Research Associate, The University of Birmingham and Northern Birmingham Mental Heath NHS Trust
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J. Orford BSc, MSc, PhD, Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at the School of Psychology, The University of Birmingham and Northern Birmingham Mental Heath NHS Trust
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R. Velleman BSc, MSc, PhD, Professor of Mental Health Research at Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Care Trust and the University of Bath
Pages 471-484 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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