The impact of methadone on consumption of inpatient care and mortality, with special reference to HIV status

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2819-2834

  Stenbacka, Marlene ^a   Leifman, Anders ^a   Romelsjö, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Inpatient care; Methadone; Substance misuse; Treatment

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031647762     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089809059353     Document Type: Article

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