Measuring and comparing the attitudes and beliefs of staff working in New York methadone maintenance clinics

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-413

  Caplehorn, John R M ^a   Hartel, Diana M ^b   Irwig, Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin dependence; Methadone maintenance; Methadone rehabilitation; Staff attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0030939573     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089709039361     Document Type: Article

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