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Heroin detoxification during pregnancy: a systematic review and retrospective study of management of heroin addiction in pregnancy

Includes bibliographical references. / There is a general consensus that methadone maintenance is the gold standard in the management of pregnant heroin users. However, in South African state hospitals, methadone withdrawal is the routine procedure offered to these patients, as methadone maintenance programmes are unavailable in the public sector.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/10539
Date January 2012
CreatorsGilfillan, Katherine Verne
ContributorsStein, Dan J, Vythilingum, Bavanisha
PublisherUniversity of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMaster Thesis, Masters, MMed
Formatapplication/pdf

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