Injectable opiate maintenance in the UK: Is it good clinical practice?

Addiction

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 547-553

  Zador, D ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SUGAR;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHICS; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035053629     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2001.9645473.x     Document Type: Review

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