Determinants of retention in a Canadian low-threshold methadone maintenance program

Journal of Maintenance in the Addictions

Volumn 3, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 37-51

  Perreault, Michel ^a,d   Rousseau, Michel ^b   Lauzon, Pierre ^c   Mercier, Celine ^c   Tremblay, Isabelle ^a   Heroux, Marie Christine ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

harm reduction; low threshold program; Methadone; retention; risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349120779     PISSN: 10911332     EISSN: 15407624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J126v03n02_06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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