Correlates of retention on the South Australian Methadone Program 1981-91

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 771-776

  Gaughwin, Matt ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHADONE TREATMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032462277     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1998.tb01491.x     Document Type: Article

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