Changing attitudes and beliefs of staff working in methadone maintenance programs

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 505-508

  Caplehorn, John R M ^a   Lumley, Thomas S ^b   Irwig, Les ^a   Saunders, John B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

ABSTINENCE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; METHADONE TREATMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF;

EID: 0031821920     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1998.tb01422.x     Document Type: Article

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