Baclofen use in the treatment of alcohol delirium tremens [1]

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 586-

  Leggio, Lorenzo ^b   Abenavoli, Ludovico ^b   Caputo, Fabio ^b   Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^b   Addolorato, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PREFERENCE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; BACLOFEN; GABA AGONISTS; HUMANS;

EID: 14844283844     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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