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Original Article

Number needed to treat further engaged of opioid-dependent clients following missed appointments

Feena SebastianDepartment of Psychiatry, The Taylor Centre, Southend on Sea, Essex, UK
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Salman MushtaqDepartment of Psychiatry, The Taylor Centre, Southend on Sea, Essex, UK
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Joby Maducolil EasowDepartment of Psychiatry, The Taylor Centre, Southend on Sea, Essex, UK
&
Jason LutyDepartment of Psychiatry, South Essex Partnership NHS Trust, The Taylor Centre, Southend on Sea, Essex, UK;Community Drug and Alcohol Service, Cambridge & Peterborough Mental Health NHS Trust, Mill House, Mill Lane, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 235-239 | Published online: 03 Oct 2011

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