Changes in mortality, arrests, and hospitalizations in nonvoluntarily treated heroin addicts in relation to methadone treatment

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2803-2817

  Fugelstad, Anna ^a,d   Ågren, Gunnar ^b   Romelsjö, Anders ^c  

^a ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Social Services Administration   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Sabbatsbergs Sjukhus   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coercive treatment; Heroin addiction; HIV infection; Methadone treatment; Mortality

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTOXICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031648745     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089809059352     Document Type: Article

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