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Original Article

Clonidine Versus Long- and Short-Term Methadone-Aided Withdrawal from Opiates. An Uncontrolled Comparison

Yiannis Kasvikis Institute of Psychiatry De Crespigny Park, London, SE 58AF
,
Brendan Bradley Institute of Psychiatry De Crespigny Park, London, SE 58AF
,
Michael Gossop Institute of Psychiatry De Crespigny Park, London, SE 58AF
,
Paul Griffiths Institute of Psychiatry De Crespigny Park, London, SE 58AF
&
Isaac Marks Institute of Psychiatry De Crespigny Park, London, SE 58AF
Pages 1169-1178 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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