Clinical predictors for delirium tremens in alcohol dependence

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1833-1837

  Lee, Jun Ho ^a   Jang, Myoung Kuk ^a   Lee, Ja Young ^a   Kim, Seong Man ^a   Kim, Kyung Ho ^a   Park, Joon Yong ^a   Lee, Jin Heon ^a   Kim, Hak Yang ^a   Yoo, Jae Young ^a  

^a Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Delirium tremens; Predictor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM TREMENS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PULSE RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644874638     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03932.x     Document Type: Article

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