Brain injury associated with chronic alcoholism

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-87

  Ragan, Paul W ^a   Singleton, Charles K ^a   Martin, Peter R ^a  

^a Division of Addiction Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MAGNESIUM; THIAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0032936999     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900011226     Document Type: Article

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