The modern pharmacotherapy of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and delirium tremens

Alcoholism

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-59

  Buljan, Danijel ^a   Thaller, Vlatko ^a   Marušić, Srdan ^a   Bošnjak, Branka ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

alcoholism; pharmacotherapy; withdrawal syndrome, delirium tremens

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; MEPROBAMATE; TIAPRIDE;

DELIRIUM TREMENS; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0029947264     PISSN: 0002502X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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