Improved Quality of Life for Opioid-Dependent Patients Receiving Buprenorphine Treatment in HIV Clinics
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesPublished 11 February 2011Open access
P. Todd Korthuis, Mary Jo Tozzi, Vijay Nandi, David A. Fiellin, Linda Weiss, James E. Egan
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Clinic-based bup/nx maintenance therapy is potentially effective in ameliorating some of the adverse effects of opioid dependence on HRQOL for HIV-infected populations.
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Clinic-based bup/nx maintenance therapy is potentially effective in ameliorating some of the adverse effects of opioid dependence on HRQOL for HIV-infected populations.
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