Risk factors for delirium tremens development

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 410-414

  Ferguson, Jeffrey A ^a,b,d   Suelzer, Christopher J ^a   Eckert, George J ^a,b   Zhou, Xiao Hua ^a,b   Dittus, Robert S ^a,b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Richard L Roudeboush Vet Aff M   (United States)

^d RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol related complications; Delirium tremens; detoxification; hospitalized patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DELIRIUM TREMENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029818142     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02600188     Document Type: Article

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