Quality of life and its determinants for heroin addicts receiving a methadone maintenance program: Comparison with matched referents from the general population
Quality of life (QoL) is found to be lower in heroin addicts; however, few studies examine detailed QoL performance and related factors in heroin patients attending a methadone maintenance treatment program (MMTP). The study thus aimed to explore QoL and its determinants for publicly-funded and self...
Main Authors: | Chung-Ying Lin, Kun-Chia Chang, Jung-Der Wang, Lukas Jyuhn-Hsiarn Lee |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-09-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615002442 |
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