Risk for delirium tremens in patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Substance Abuse

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 83-94

  Fiellin, David A ^a   O'Connor, Patrick G ^a   Holmboe, Eric S ^a   Horwitz, Ralph I ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal delirium; Case control studies; Comorbidity; Delirium tremens; Prognosis; Substance withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM TREMENS; HUMAN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0036594019     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897070209511478     Document Type: Article

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