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Sexual Dysfunction and Psychological Distress in Methadone Maintenance

William D. Spring Department of Psychiatry, Department of Veterans, Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417; Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455
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Mark L. Willenbring Department of Psychiatry, Department of Veterans, Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417; Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455
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Thomas L. Maddux Department of Psychiatry, Department of Veterans, Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417
Pages 1325-1334 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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