Naltrexone in the treatment of male alcoholics - An effectiveness study in Singapore

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 193-199

  Lee, Arthur ^a,d   Tan, Shawn ^a   Lim, Dominic ^a,e   Winslow, R M ^a   Wong, K E ^a,f   Allen, John ^b   Hall, Wayne ^c,g   Parker, Gordon ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d WH and AH   (Singapore)

^e WH   (Singapore)

^f Adult Psychiatry 3   (Singapore)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcoholic; Asian; Craving; Effective; Naltrexone; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346448379     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230120058579     Document Type: Article

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