Efficacy of split doses of GHB used as anticraving in the treatment of alcohol dependence. Preliminary results

Alcoholism

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 73-80

  Maremmani, Icro ^a   Balestri, Claudio ^a   Lamanna, Francesco ^a   Tagliamonte, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Anticraving therapy; Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB); Long term pharmacotherapy of alcoholism

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OBSESSION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031818630     PISSN: 0002502X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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