Alcohol home detoxification: A literature review

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 649-656

  Fleeman, Nigel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0031439283     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008315     Document Type: Review

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