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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Patterns of Health Professionals Toward Medical and Non-medical Stimulant Use by Young Adults

Natalia Y. Loskutova, Jason Waterman, Elisabeth Callen, Elizabeth W. Staton, Emily Bullard and Joel Shields
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2020, 33 (1) 59-70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190071
Natalia Y. Loskutova
From the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL, EC, EB, JS); Heritage Health and Housing, Commack, NY (JW); University of Colorado Denver Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWC).
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Jason Waterman
From the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL, EC, EB, JS); Heritage Health and Housing, Commack, NY (JW); University of Colorado Denver Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWC).
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Elisabeth Callen
From the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL, EC, EB, JS); Heritage Health and Housing, Commack, NY (JW); University of Colorado Denver Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWC).
PhD, GStat
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Elizabeth W. Staton
From the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL, EC, EB, JS); Heritage Health and Housing, Commack, NY (JW); University of Colorado Denver Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWC).
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Emily Bullard
From the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL, EC, EB, JS); Heritage Health and Housing, Commack, NY (JW); University of Colorado Denver Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWC).
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Joel Shields
From the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL, EC, EB, JS); Heritage Health and Housing, Commack, NY (JW); University of Colorado Denver Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWC).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2020, 33 (1) 59-70; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190071
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