Methadone treatment in Irish general practice: Voices of service users

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 147-156

  Latham, Linda ^a  

^a Registered Nurse Prescriber Thomas Court Primary Care Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

General practice; Methadone treatment; Service users

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; IRELAND; IRISH; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84872233364     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700017171     Document Type: Article

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