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Original Article

A survey of community drug team prescribing policies and client views

J. Luty The Taylor Centre, Southend on Sea, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. O'Gara Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry
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M. Sessay Merton Community Drug Team, Department of Addictive Behaviour, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK
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A. Sarkhel North East London Mental Health Trust, The Taylor Centre, Southend on Sea, UK
Pages 51-59 | Published online: 15 Jan 2010

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