Methadone maintenance and addicts' risk of fatal heroin overdose

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-196

  Caplehorn, John R M ^a   Dalton, M Stella Y N ^b   Haldar, Francis ^b   Petrenas, Ann Marie ^b   Nisbet, James G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Wayback Committee   (Australia)

Author keywords

death; heroin dependence addiction; heroin overdose; meta analysis; methadone maintenance; mortality; review; suicide

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029981429     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089609045806     Document Type: Article

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