The use of intravenous buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid withdrawal in medically ill hospitalized patients

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-140

  Welsh, Christopher J ^a   Suman, Meenakshi ^a   Cohen, Art ^a   Broyles, Lauren ^a   Bennett, Melanie ^a   Weintraub, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPIATE ADDICTION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; UNITED STATES; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BUPRENORPHINE; FEMALE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0036106430     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105500490290087901     Document Type: Article

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