Alcohol levels are increased in social drinkers receiving ranitidine

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 208-213

  Arora, Satish ^a   Baraona, Enrique ^a   Lieber, Charles S ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; RANITIDINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; FIRST PASS EFFECT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ETHANOL; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANITIDINE;

EID: 0033987630     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00745-5     Document Type: Article

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