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Research Note: Abstinence Fear in Methadone Maintenance Withdrawal: A Possible Obstacle for Getting off Methadone

Calle Eklund Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Arto J. Hiltunen Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Lennart Melin Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
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Stefan Borg Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 779-792 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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