Characteristics of tranquilizer use among Australian Vietnam War veterans

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1243-1248

  Alderman, Christopher P ^a   Gilbert, Andrew L ^b   Condon, John T ^c  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dependence; Tranquilizers; Vietnam War

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DIAZEPAM; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THIAMINE; TRANQUILIZER; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY MEDICINE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOLDIER; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VIET NAM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS; VETERANS;

EID: 0033766652     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.19418     Document Type: Article

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