Factors associated with high-frequency illicit methadone use among rural Appalachian drug users
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Factors Associated with Methadone Maintenance Treatment among Injecting Drug Users
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0095-2990,1097-9891
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2013.805761