Nine-year follow-up of 86 consecutive patients treated with methadone in general practice, Sydney, Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-158

  Byrne, Andrew ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practice; Longitudinal studies; Methadone; Mortality; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034418902     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713659314     Document Type: Article

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