Long-term follow up of clients from a community-based opioid substitution therapy programme in Manipur

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 732-734

  Kermode, Michelle ^a   Armstrong, Gregory ^a   Waribam, Surmick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Project ORCHID   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SPASMOPROXYVON; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 82155164357     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.91014     Document Type: Letter

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