Objective: Biochemical and haematological parameters of nutritional interest were determined in the serum of opiate addicts in order to compare them with those obtained in healthy subjects. Linear ...

74 patients were recruited in total: 29 pre-operatively, 17 at 8 weeks post-operation and 28 at 52 weeks after operation. The mean age of the patients was 66.9 (10.7) years [mean (s.d.)]; the ...