Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 195-201 , October 2010

Analysis of the impact of treatment setting on outcomes from methadone treatment

  • Catherine M. Comiskey, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland. Tel.: +353 1 8962776; fax: +353 1 8963001.
    • ,
  • Gemma Cox, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Young Ballymun, Ballymun, Dublin 11, Ireland

Received 13 January 2010 ,Revised 14 April 2010 ,Accepted 5 May 2010.

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PII: S0740-5472(10)00101-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.05.007

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 195-201 , October 2010

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