The effects of carbamazepine and lorazepam on single versus multiple previous alcohol withdrawals in an outpatient randomized trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 349-355

  Malcolm, R ^a   Myrick, H ^a   Roberts, J ^b   Wang, W ^a   Anton, R F ^a   Ballenger, J C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Carbamazepine; Detox; Lorazepam; Randomized trial; Relapse; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LORAZEPAM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REBOUND; RISK; VERTIGO;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036283742     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10201.x     Document Type: Article

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