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Treatment Effectiveness for Legally Coerced Versus Voluntary Methadone Maintenance Clients

Mary-Lynn Brecht School of Nursing
,
M. Douglas Anglin Neuropsychiatric, Institute Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Jung-Chi Wang University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Pages 89-106 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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