Effect of opium addiction on new and traditional cardiovascular risk factors: do duration of addiction and route of administration matter?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a belief among some society that opium has a number of beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease. The aim of the present investigation as a cross-sectional study was to assess this hypothesis. Several biochemical factors...

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Main Authors: Naderi Gholam-Ali, Sarrafzadegan Nizal, Asgary Sedigheh, Rozbehani Reza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Online Access:http://www.lipidworld.com/content/7/1/42