Methadone maintenance, QTc and torsade de pointes: who needs an electrocardiogram and what is the prevalence of QTc prolongation?

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  2011

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  Drug and Alcohol Review

• Publication date

  2011-07-01

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  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00237.xPMID 21355918
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