Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 3-7 , July 2006

Multimodal drug addiction treatment: A field comparison of methadone and buprenorphine among heroin- and cocaine-dependent patients

Received 10 November 2005 ,Revised 16 February 2006 ,Accepted 13 March 2006.

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PII: S0740-5472(06)00079-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.03.007

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 3-7 , July 2006

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