Methadone treatment in clinical practice in Italy: Need for improvement

European Addiction Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 121-127

  Schifano, Patrizia ^a,e   Bargagli, Anna Maria ^a   Belleudi, Valeria ^a   Amato, Laura ^a   Davoli, Marina ^a   Diecidue, Roberto ^b   Versino, Elisabetta ^c   Vigna Taglianti, Federica ^b   Faggiano, Fabrizio ^d   Perucci, Carlo A ^a  

^a Policlinic Casilino   (Italy)

^b Regional Monitoring Center for Drug Addiction   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doses, methadone; Heroin treatment; Longitudinal studies, methadone; Methadone maintenance; Treatment outcome, methadone

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

EID: 33745211488     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092113     Document Type: Article

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