Effects of methadone maintenance therapy onsexual function indrugdependent men

Author(s):
Afshin AhmadvandAfshin Ahmadvand, Zahra SepehrmaneshZahra Sepehrmanesh,*, Rezvan SaeiRezvan Saei, SeyedGholamAbass MoosaviSeyedGholamAbass Moosavi

Koomesh:Vol. 17, issue 4; 796-802
Published online:Sep 28, 2016
Article type:Research Article
Received:May 06, 2014
Accepted:Feb 01, 2016
How to Cite:Ahmadvand A, Sepehrmanesh Z, Saei R, Moosavi S. Effects of methadone maintenance therapy onsexual function indrugdependent men. koomesh. 2016;17(4):e151170. doi:

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