A survey of the current clinical practice of psychiatrists and accident and emergency specialists in the United Kingdom concerning vitamin supplementation for chronic alcohol misusers

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 862-867

  Hope, Louise C ^a   Cook, Christopher C H ^a   Thomson, Allan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Greenwich District Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0033427517     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/34.6.862     Document Type: Article

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