Thiamin treatment and working memory function of alcohol-dependent people: Preliminary findings

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 112-116

  Ambrose, Margaret L ^a   Bowden, Stephen C ^a,b   Whelan, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comparative Study; Thiamine Therapeutic Use; Treatment; Wernicke's Encephalopathy Prevention and Control; Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0035124254     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02134.x     Document Type: Article

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