Coordination of medical care and opioid dependence treatment in primary care: A case report

Substance Abuse

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-46

  Fiellin, David A ^a   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a,b   Kosten, Thomas R ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Opoid dependence treatment; Primary care

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOXICITY TESTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

BUPRENORPHINE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0037840696     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897070309511532     Document Type: Article

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