Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 153-159 , March 2010

Home- versus office-based buprenorphine inductions for opioid-dependent patients

  • Nancy L. Sohler, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, Community Health and Social Medicine, City College of the City University of New York, NY 10031, USA
    • Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
    • Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City College of the CUNY, 160 Convent Avenue, Harris Hall, Room 400, New York, NY 10031, USA. Tel.: +1 212 650 7786; fax: +1 212 650 7778.
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  • Xuan Li, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Hillary V. Kunins, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
    • Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Galit Sacajiu, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
    • Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Angela Giovanniello, PharmD.

      Affiliations

    • Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Susan Whitley, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Bellevue Hospital Center, Opioid Addiction Treatment Program, New York, NY 10016, USA
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  • Chinazo O. Cunningham, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
    • Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA

Received 12 May 2009 ,Revised 31 July 2009 ,Accepted 4 August 2009.

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PII: S0740-5472(09)00124-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.08.001

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 153-159 , March 2010

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