Increased salivary cortisol concentrations during chronic alcohol intoxication in a naturalistic clinical sample of men

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1420-1427

  Adinoff, Bryon ^a,b   Ruether, Keith ^b   Krebaum, Steven ^e   Iranmanesh, Ali ^c,d   Williams, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Dallas VAMC ^*

Author keywords

Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Alcoholic Intoxication; Alcoholism; Hydrocortisone; Pituitary Adrenal System

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREATH TESTS; ETHANOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 0141563785     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000087581.13912.64     Document Type: Article

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