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Research Article

Slow-release oral morphine as a maintenance agent in opioid dependence syndrome: an exploratory study from India

Ravindra RaoUNODC Regional Office for South Asia, New Delhi, India
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Atul AmbekarDepartment of Psychiatry, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Seema YadavDepartment of Psychiatry, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Hem SethiDepartment of Psychiatry, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Anju DhawanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 294-300 | Published online: 03 Oct 2011

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