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Journal of Addictive Diseases Volume 32, 2013 - Issue 2
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Gender Differences in Heroin Users Receiving Methadone Maintenance Therapy in Taiwan

Huang-Chi Lin MD Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yu-Ping Chang PhD, RN School of Nursing, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Peng-Wei Wang MD Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Hung-Chi Wu MD Departments of Addiction Science, Kai-Suan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chia-Nan Yen MD Department of Psychiatry, Tainan Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Tainan, Taiwan
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Yi-Chun Yeh MD Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Kuan-Sheng Chung MD Departments of Addiction Science, Kai-Suan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Hsun-Cheng Chang MD Department of Psychiatry, Tainan Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Tainan, Taiwan
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Cheng-Fang Yen MD, PhD Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Pages 140-149 | Published online: 01 Jul 2013

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