Naltrexone as an adjunctive treatment for older patients with alcohol dependence

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 324-332

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SLEEP DISORDER; VOMITING;

EID: 0030786031     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199700540-00007     Document Type: Article

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