Divalproex sodium in alcohol withdrawal: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1324-1329

  Reoux, Joseph P ^a,b   Saxon, Andrew J ^a   Malte, Carol A ^b   Baer, John S ^a   Sloan, Kevin L ^a  

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

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

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Substance Withdrawal; Valproic Acid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; OXAZEPAM; PLACEBO; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034828285     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02354.x     Document Type: Article

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