New pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 103-107

  Graham, Robert ^a   Wodak, Alex D ^a   Whelan, Greg ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; DIAMORPHINE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANOREXIA; AUSTRALIA; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFUSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDITORIAL; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; PARESTHESIA; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0037100571     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04683.x     Document Type: Editorial

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