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Treating Opioid Dependence With Injectable Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX)
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.3.277