Quality of life in patients on methadone maintenance treatment: A three-month assessment

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1003-1007

  Kobra, Lashkaripour ^a   Mohammad, Bakhshani Nour ^b   Alireza, Sadjadi Sayed ^c  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (Iran)

^b ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Addiction; Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT); Quality of life

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867167931     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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