Acamprosate in Korean alcohol-dependent patients: A multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-141

  Namkoong, Kee ^b   Lee, Byung Ook ^a   Lee, Pil Goo ^c   Choi, Moon Jong ^b   Lee, Eun ^b   Lee, J S ^c   Yoo, S W ^c   Kim, J H ^c   Shin, J H ^c   Sung, S K ^c   Kang, W G ^c   Kee, S W ^c   Yoon, B H ^c   Lee, J T ^c   Lee, D G ^c   Lee, J H ^c  

^a National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; NITROGEN; PLACEBO; UREA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KOREA; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYALGIA; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECURRENCE; TAURINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037347389     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agg038     Document Type: Article

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