Report on Provider–Client Interaction From 68 Methadone Maintenance Clinics in China
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Methadone maintenance—lessons from two systems in China
In Hong Kong, methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) was launched in the 1970s, almost 30 years before the counterpart programme's inauguration in Mainland China. Both were established in response to perceived public crises-addiction-related crime and HIV outbreak, respectively-and both are now regular services under two systems in the same country. Effectiveness of MMT in achieving the stated g...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Communication
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1041-0236,1532-7027
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1221754