Characteristics of opiate users presenting for a new treatment episode: Baseline data from the national drug treatment outcome study in Ireland (ROSIE)

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-230

  Cox, Gemma ^a   Comiskey, Catherine ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crime; Health; Opiates; Outcome; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250182802     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630601032977     Document Type: Article

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