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Mortality is reduced while on opiate maintenance treatment, but there is a temporary increase in mortality immediately after starting and stopping treatment, a finding that may vary by setting
- Correspondence to Thomas Clausen
SERAF, Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research, University of Oslo, Kirkeveien 166, 0450 Oslo, Norway; thomas.clausen{at}medisin.uio.no
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Mortality is reduced while on opiate maintenance treatment, but there is a temporary increase in mortality immediately after starting and stopping treatment, a finding that may vary by setting
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- First published February 13, 2011.
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