Stereotactic neurosurgical treatment of addiction: Minimizing the chances of another 'great and desperate cure'

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-3

  Hall, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE; OPIATE AGONIST;

BRAIN REGION; CINGULATE GYRUS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PSYCHOSURGERY; RATS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644761119     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01363.x     Document Type: Editorial

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