Improvements in retention rates and changes in client group with methadone maintenance streaming

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-88

  White, Jason M ^a   Ryan, Christina F ^a   Ali, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Drug & Alcohol Services South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinic policy; Methadone; Methadone maintenance streaming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030531096     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239600185701     Document Type: Article

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