The alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) predicts alcohol withdrawal symptoms during inpatient detoxification

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 81-91

  Reoux, Joseph P ^a,b   Malte, Carol A ^c   Kivlahan, Daniel R ^a,b   Saxon, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System   (United States)

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

^c Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol related disorders; Alcoholism; Substance withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; OXAZEPAM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036402971     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v21n04_08     Document Type: Article

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