QTc interval prolongation in patients on long-term methadone maintenance therapy.

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Published in Eur Addict Res on January 01, 2005

Authors

Icro Maremmani1, Matteo Pacini, Claudio Cesaroni, Mercedes Lovrecic, Giulio Perugi, Alessandro Tagliamonte

Author Affiliations

1: PISA-SIA (Study and Intervention on Addictions) Group Santa Chiara, University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, NFB, University of Pisa, Italy. maremman@psico.med.unipi.it

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