Evidence of increased homocysteine levels in alcoholism: The Franconian Alcoholism Research Studies (FARS)

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 334-336

  Bleich, Stefan ^a   Carl, Marco ^a   Bayerlein, Kristina ^a   Reulbach, Udo ^a   Biermann, Teresa ^a   Hillemacher, Thomas ^a   Bönsch, Dominikus ^a   Kornhuber, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol Related Disorders; Alcoholism; Evidence; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 15944373873     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000156083.91214.59     Document Type: Article

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