Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 253-258 , December 2005

Use of a low-cost incentive intervention to improve counseling attendance among methadone-maintained patients

  • Stacey C. Sigmon

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Vermont, SATC-UHC, Room 1415, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA. Tel.: +1 802 656 9987; fax: +1 802 656 5793.
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  • Maxine L. Stitzer

Received 7 March 2005 ,Revised 1 August 2005 ,Accepted 1 August 2005.

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PII: S0740-5472(05)00167-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2005.08.004

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 253-258 , December 2005

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