Mobile Applications: Methods for Increasing Delivery and Adherence to Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Rural and Remote Communities

authors:

avatar Saeid Komasi ORCID 1 , avatar Mozhgan Saeidi 2 , avatar Behzad Heydarpour 2 , avatar Ali Soroush 3 , *

Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Imam Ali Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Lifestyle Modification Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

how to cite: Komasi S, Saeidi M, Heydarpour B, Soroush A. Mobile Applications: Methods for Increasing Delivery and Adherence to Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Rural and Remote Communities. Health Scope. 2018;7(4):e12532. https://doi.org/10.5812/jhealthscope.12532.

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