Patient perceptions of psychological and physiological withdrawal symptoms and positive factors associated with gradual withdrawal from methadone maintenance treatment: A prospective study

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1599-1618

  Eklund, Calle ^a,b   Hiltunen, Arto J ^b   Melin, Lennart ^a   Borg, Stefan ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Methadone maintenance treatment; Positive factors; Prospectivity; Psychological and physiological symptoms; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030803174     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089709055882     Document Type: Article

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