Individualized treatment for outpatients withdrawing from alcohol

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 289-293

  Wiseman, Eve J ^a,b   Henderson, Kathy L ^a,b   Briggs, Margaret J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031902723     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v59n0603     Document Type: Article

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