A randomized effectiveness trial of methadone, TENS and methadone plus TENS in management of opiate withdrawal symptoms

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 667-671

  Bakhshani, Nour Mohammad ^a   Lashkaripour, Kobra ^a   Sadjadi, Seyed Alireza ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 57449098887     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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