Alcohol use problem among patients in methadone maintenance treatment in Taiwan

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 142-149

  Chen, I Chun ^a,c   Chie, Wei Chu ^a   Hwu, Hai Go ^a,b   Chou, Sun Yuan ^d   Yeh, Yun Chiang ^c   Yu, Chun Yen ^c   Tan, Happy Kuy Lok ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FENG YUAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Tau Yuan Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol use problems; Attendance rate; Hazardous drinking; Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METHADONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHADONE TREATMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 78751703024     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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