An exploration of prisoners' and prison staff's perceptions of the methadone maintenance programme in Mountjoy male prison, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 405-416

  Carlin, Tony ^a  

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EID: 27844458580     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630500249599     Document Type: Article

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