Tolerability of naltrexone in treating older, alcohol-dependent patients

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 266-270

  Oslin, David ^a   Liberto, Joseph G ^a   O'Brien, John ^a   Krois, Stacy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; RELAPSE; SAFETY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0030739898     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1997.tb00406.x     Document Type: Article

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