Alcohol withdrawal: Neuroadaptation and sensitization

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-65

  Becker, Howard C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; KINDLING; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SENSITIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0032929577     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900011202     Document Type: Article

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