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. 2019;45(3):227-229.
doi: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1580289. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Opioid use disorder deaths and the effects of medication therapy

Paolo Mannelli  1 , Li-Tzy Wu  1   2   3   4
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Opioid use disorder deaths and the effects of medication therapy

Paolo Mannelli et al. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2019.
No abstract available

Keywords: Buprenorphine; Methadone; Mortality; Naltrexone; Treatment.

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