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BRIEF REPORTS

Trends in Substance Abuse and Infectious Disease Over 20 Years in a Large Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) Clinic in Israel

Einat PelesDr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment and Research, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel;Department of Psychiatry, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shaul SchreiberDr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment and Research, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel;Department of Psychiatry, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelView further author information
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Miriam AdelsonDr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment and Research, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, IsraelView further author information
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Pages 226-229 | Published online: 08 Aug 2014

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