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Naltrexone: A Short-Term Treatment for Opiate Dependence

Robert A. Greenstein The Veterans Administration Medical Center Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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Charles P. O'Brien The Veterans Administration Medical Center Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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A. Thomas McLellan The Veterans Administration Medical Center Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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George E. Woody The Veterans Administration Medical Center Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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John Grabowski The Veterans Administration Medical Center Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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Melody Long The Veterans Administration Medical Center Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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Geraldine Coyle-Perkins The Veterans Administration Medical Center Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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Anita Vittor The Veterans Administration Medical Center Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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Pages 291-300 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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