New community-based methadone maintenance treatment programs in Guangdong, China, and their impact on patient quality of life

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 749-757

  He, Qun ^a,b   Wang, Xiaorong ^c   Xia, Yinghua ^a   Mandel, Jeffrey S ^d   Chen, Ang ^a   Zhao, Lili ^a   Han, Lu ^a   Ling, Li ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; methadone maintenance treatment (MMT); opioid dependence; program evaluation; quality of life (QOL)

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79953838805     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2010.534124     Document Type: Article

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