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Original Article

‘Horse trading’: prescribing injectable opiates to opiate addicts. A descriptive study

Malcolm Battersby Drug Dependence Clinical Research and Treatment Unit, The Maudsley Hospital, London, SE5 8AZ, UK
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Michael Farrell Drug Dependence Clinical Research and Treatment Unit, The Maudsley Hospital, London, SE5 8AZ, UK
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Michael Gossop Drug Dependence Clinical Research and Treatment Unit, The Maudsley Hospital, London, SE5 8AZ, UK
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Phillip Robson Drug Dependence Clinical Research and Treatment Unit, The Maudsley Hospital, London, SE5 8AZ, UK
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John Strang Drug Dependence Clinical Research and Treatment Unit, The Maudsley Hospital, London, SE5 8AZ, UK
Pages 35-42 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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