Barriers to, and incentives for, the transfer of opioid-dependent people on methadone maintenance treatment from secondary care to primary health care

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-184

  Sheridan, Janie ^a   Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^a   Butler, Rachael ^a   Wheeler, Amanda ^b   Gohns, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

delivery of health care; methadone maintenance; opiate dependence; primary health care; transfer

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; NEW ZEALAND; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38949166696     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701829538     Document Type: Article

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