Dosage patterns in methadone treatment: Results from a national survey, 1988-2005

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2143-2163

  Pollack, Harold A ^a   D'Aunno, Thomas ^b  

^a The University of Chicago   (United States)

^b INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Managed care; Methadone maintenance; Opiate; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OUTPATIENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; METHADONE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 55949088819     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00870.x     Document Type: Article

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