Phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal syndrome

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-178

  Rodgers, Jo E ^a,b   Crouch, Michael A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BARBITAL; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONIDINE; DIAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVULSION; HALLUCINOSIS; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR;

EID: 0033555362     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/56.2.175     Document Type: Note

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