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Original Article

How do general practitioners manage alcohol-misusing patients? Results from a national survey of GPs in England and Wales

Ann Deehan National Addiction Centre, 4 Windsor Walk, London, SE5 8AF, UK
,
Lorna Templeton St George's Hospital Medical School, London
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Colin Taylor National Addiction Centre, 4 Windsor Walk, London, SE5 8AF, UK
,
Colin Drummond St George's Hospital Medical School, London
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John Strang National Addiction Centre, 4 Windsor Walk, London, SE5 8AF, UKView further author information
Pages 259-266 | Received 26 Nov 1997, Accepted 24 Apr 1998, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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