Heroin maintenance treatment for chronic heroin-dependent individuals: A Cochrane systematic review of effectiveness

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-72

  Ferri, Marica ^a   Davoli, Marina ^b   Perucci, Carlo A ^b  

^a Agency of Public Health   (Italy)

^b Department of Epidemiology ASL RME ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Cochrane systematic review; Heroin dependence; Heroin prescription; Methadone maintenance; Randomized controlled studies

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

CINAHL; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 29244436097     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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