Heroin prescribing in the british system: Historical review

European Addiction Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 185-193

  Strang, John ^a   Gossop, Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; British; Heroin prescribing

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHADONE TREATMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029955018     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000259131     Document Type: Article

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