Mobile Intervention: A New Proposal for Increased Success of Methadone/Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment in Iranian Population

authors:

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

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

how to cite: Komasi S, Saeidi M, Soroush A. Mobile Intervention: A New Proposal for Increased Success of Methadone/Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment in Iranian Population. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2018;7(2):e13941. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.13941.

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