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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Trends in the average prescribed dose of methadone: More than a proxy for the evolution of severity of opioid dependence

J. TrujolsUnitat de Conductes Addictives, Servei de Psiquiatria, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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N. SiñolUnitat de Conductes Addictives, Servei de Psiquiatria, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain
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J. Pérez De Los CobosUnitat de Conductes Addictives, Servei de Psiquiatria, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain
Page 430 | Published online: 08 May 2013

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