Routine hospital alcohol detoxification practice compared to symptom triggered management with an objective withdrawal scale (CIWA-Ar)

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-144

  Reoux, Joseph P ^a,b,d   Miller, Kristin ^b,c  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c St Joseph Hospital Tacoma   (United States)

^d VA Puget Sound Heath Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGITATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; SWEATING; SYMPTOM; TREMOR; VISUAL DISORDER; VOMITING;

EID: 0033935880     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490050173208     Document Type: Article

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