Individualized Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal: A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 272, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 519-523

  Saitz, Richard ^a   Mayo Smith, Michael F ^b   Roberts, Mark S ^c   Redmond, Harriet A ^d   Bernard, Donald R ^e   Calkins, David R ^f  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Manchester VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Section of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

^e CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Lakes Region General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0028041133     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03520070039035     Document Type: Article

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