Does disulfiram have a role in alcoholism treatment today?

Addiction

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-24

  Fuller, Richard K ^a   Gordis, Enoch ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; DISULFIRAM; NALTREXONE;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG SAFETY; FETUS DISEASE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TOXICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOLISM; DISULFIRAM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0942268191     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00597.x     Document Type: Review

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