Attitudes toward methadone maintenance: Implications for hiv prevention

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-97

  Zule, William A ^a   Desmond, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin; Human immunodeficiency virus; Injecting drug users; Methadone; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031944061     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1998.10399674     Document Type: Article

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