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Medication-assisted treatment for youth with opioid use disorder: Current dilemmas and remaining questions

Derek C. ChangBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada;Department of Family Medicine, University of British Columbia, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Jan KlimasBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada;School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfied, Dublin, IrelandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5179-0052View further author information
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Evan WoodBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada;Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Nadia FairbairnBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada;Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 143-146 | Received 07 Apr 2017, Accepted 28 Oct 2017, Published online: 30 Nov 2017

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