Unhealthy alcohol use

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 352, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 596-607

  Saitz, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDER; WINE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; BENZODIAZEPINES; COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SLEEP DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 13444302629     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp042262     Document Type: Review

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