Family support, quality of life and concurrent substance use among methadone maintenance therapy clients in China

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 269-274

  Lin, C ^a   Wu, Z ^b   Detels, R ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Family support; Methadone maintenance therapy; Opioid use

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

DRUG; FAMILY STRUCTURE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URINALYSIS;

CHINA; JIANGXI; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 79958175054     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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