Hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and depression among older methadone maintenance patients in British Columbia

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 412-418

  Maruyama, Anna ^a   Macdonald, Scott ^b   Borycki, Elizabeth ^a   Zhao, Jinhui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Case control study; Chronic disease; Methadone maintenance treatment; Opioid dependence

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT; OPIOID DEPENDENCE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84879882076     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12031     Document Type: Article

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