A special type of 'hard-to-reach' patient: Experiences of pregnant women on methadone

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-69

  Chan, Calvin ^a   Moriarty, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Addiction; Face work; Hard to reach; Methadone maintenance; Pregnancy; Resilience

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING PRACTICE; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; METHADONE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 77957263105     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc10061     Document Type: Article

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