Effectiveness of methadone maintenance for heroin addiction

Psychological Reports

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 295-302

  Murray, John B ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; METHADONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032133717     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1998.83.1.295     Document Type: Article

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