Association between low plasma levels of cholesterol and relapse in cocaine addicts

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 86-91

  Buydens Branchey, Laure ^a   Branchey, Marc ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cholesterol; Cocaine; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037248111     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSY.0000039754.23250.EE     Document Type: Article

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