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Improved quality of life for opioid-dependent patients receiving buprenorphine treatment in HIV clinics.

TitleImproved quality of life for opioid-dependent patients receiving buprenorphine treatment in HIV clinics.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsKorthuis, Todd P., Mary Jo Tozzi, Vijay Nandi, David A. Fiellin, Linda Weiss, James E. Egan, Michael Botsko, Angela Acosta, Marc N. Gourevitch, David Hersh, Jeffrey Hsu, Joshua Boverman, and Frederick L. Altice
Corporate AuthorsBHIVES Collaborative
JournalJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Volume56 Suppl 1
PaginationS39-45
Date Published2011 Mar 1
ISSN1944-7884
KeywordsAdult, Buprenorphine, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Naloxone, Narcotic Antagonists, Opiate Substitution Treatment, Opioid-Related Disorders, Quality of Life
AbstractOpioid dependence and HIV infection are associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Buprenorphine/naloxone (bup/nx) provided in HIV care settings may improve HRQOL.
DOI10.1097/QAI.0b013e318209754c
Alternate JournalJ. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr.

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