Disulfiram revisited

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 849-851

  O'Shea, Brian ^a  

^a Greystoncs Co   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISULFIRAM; DRUGS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTION;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOLISM; DISULFIRAM; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034569549     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2000.61.12.1483     Document Type: Article

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