Easy-access services in low-threshold opiate agonist maintenance

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 316-324

  Hesse, Morten ^a   Pedersen, Mads U ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Control; Harm reduction; Methadone; Opioid dependence; Psychosocial problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449086190     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-007-9084-6     Document Type: Article

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