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The general practitioner's role in AOD issues: overcoming individual, professional and systemic barriers

Ann M. Roche National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University of South Australia, Australia
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Elizabeth D. Hotham National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University of South Australia
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Robyn L. Richmond School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
Pages 223-230 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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