Randomized double-blind trial of psychotropic analgesic nitrous oxide compared with diazepam for alcohol withdrawal state

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 129-134

  Gillman, Mark A ^a   Lichtigfeld, Frederick J ^a  

^a South African Brain Research Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Benzodiazepine; Double blind; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DIAZEPAM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036271434     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(02)00224-6     Document Type: Article

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