Quality of life of outpatients in methadone maintenance treatment clinics

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Xiao, Lin ^a,b   Wu, Zunyou ^a   Luo, Wei ^a   Wei, Xiaoli ^c  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Xi'an Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Addiction outpatient; China; Methadone maintenance treatment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; METHADONE TREATMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 75749146288     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181c7dfb5     Document Type: Article

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