Alcohol and the brain

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 548-551

  Scheepers, Bruce D M ^a,b  

^a David Lewis Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ALCOHOLISM; ATROPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ALCOHOLISM; ATROPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; ETHANOL; HUMANS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0031552438     PISSN: 00071064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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