The effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment on beliefs about drug abuse and life adjustment among heroin addicts

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 420-430

  Chin, Wen Cheng ^a   Chang, Yong Yuan ^b   Hou, Jui Yu ^a   Tsai, Yu Hsuan ^a   Huang, Hsin Man ^a  

^a TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Beliefs toward drug abuse; Heroin addiction; Life adjustment; Methadone maintenance treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651373067     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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