Seventeen year mortality in a cohort of patients attending opioid agonist treatment in Ireland. Commentary on 'methadone-maintained patients in primary care have higher rates of chronic disease' (O'Toole et al., European Journal of General Practice 2014;20:275-80)

Eur J Gen Pract. 2016;22(1):64-5. doi: 10.3109/13814788.2015.1109076. Epub 2016 Jan 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease / therapy*
  • Female
  • Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data*
  • Health Services / statistics & numerical data*
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methadone / pharmacology*
  • Opiate Substitution Treatment / methods*
  • Primary Health Care / methods*

Substances

  • Methadone