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Gender Differences Among In- and Out-of-Treatment Opioid-Addicted Individuals

Sharon M. Kelly Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Robert P. Schwartz Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Kevin E. O'Grady University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Shannon Gwin Mitchell Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Heather Schacht Reisinger Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; IOWA City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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James A. Peterson Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Ethknoworks, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Michael H. Agar Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Ethknoworks, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Barry S. Brown Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Univeristy of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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Pages 38-42 | Published online: 21 Jul 2009

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