Patient perspectives on methadone maintenance treatment in the Valencia Region: Dose adjustment, participation in dosage regulation, and satisfaction with treatment

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 405-412

  Pérez De Los Cobos, José ^a   Trujols, Joan ^a   Valderrama, Juan Carlos ^b   Valero, Sergi ^a,c   Puig, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dose; Heroin dependence; Methadone maintenance treatment; Satisfaction with treatment; Survey

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SPAIN;

EID: 23744512517     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.03.021     Document Type: Article

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