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Research Article

Psychiatric Comorbidity Reduces Quality of Life in Chronic Methadone Maintained Patients

, MD, , PhD, , MSc, , MSc, , MD & , MD, PhD
Pages 470-480 | Received 11 Jan 2009, Accepted 08 Apr 2009, Published online: 29 Oct 2009

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