Scaling up the national methadone maintenance treatment program in China: Achievements and challenges

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Yin, Wenyuan ^a   Hao, Yang ^b   Sun, Xinhua ^b   Gong, Xiuli ^c   Li, Fang ^d   Li, Jianhua ^e   Rou, Keming ^a   Sullivan, Sheena G ^a,f   Wang, Changhe ^a   Cao, Xiaobin ^a   Luo, Wei ^a   Wu, Zunyou ^a  

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

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Office of National Narcotics Control Committee   (China)

^d State Food and Drug Administration   (China)

^e Yunnan Institute of Drug Abuse   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenges; China; Methadone maintenance treatment; National program; Scaling up

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

DRUG USER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEPATITIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL SECURITY; SYPHILIS;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DATA BASE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; METHADONE TREATMENT; MONITORING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

CHINA; CRIME; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHADONE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYPHILIS;

CHINA;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 78649803242     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq210     Document Type: Article

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