Methadone-associated mortality among opiate users in Hamburg/Germany 1990-2001;Methadonassoziierte mortalität von opiatkonsumenten in Hamburg 1990 bis 2001

Suchtmedizin in Forschung und Praxis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-32

  Heinemann, Axel ^a   Andresen, H ^a   Raschke, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Maintenance treatment; Methadone; Mortality; Quality management

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 17044422931     PISSN: 14375567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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