Sex hormones during alcohol withdrawal: A longitudinal study of 29 male alcoholics during detoxification

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 591-597

  Ruusa, Jaan ^a   Bergman, Bo ^a   Sundell, Mona Lisa ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXAZEPAM; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030776167     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008300     Document Type: Article

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