Appropriateness of methadone maintenance treatment for opiate addiction: Evaluation by an expert panel

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Vader, John Paul ^a   Hämmig, Robert ^b   Besson, Jacques ^c   Eastus, Christopher ^d   Eggenberger, Christina ^d   Burnand, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Appropriateness of care; Guidelines; Methadone; Opiate; Quality of care; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 17144465152     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-003-4811-7     Document Type: Review

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