A critical appraisal of the Australian comparative trial of methadone and buprenorphine maintenance

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-160

  Caplehorn, John ^a   Deeks, Jonathan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Cost effectiveness; Methadone maintenance; Randomised controlled trial; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; BUPRENORPHINE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; METHADONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33646465854     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230600681527     Document Type: Review

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