Psychosis and Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder: Characteristics and Outcomes in Opioid Substitution Therapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Schizophrenia Bulletin Open
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2632-7899
DOI: 10.1093/schizbullopen/sgaa007