An Ethanol Protocol To Prevent Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 186-191

  Dissanaike, Sharmila ^a   Halldorsson, Ari ^a   Frezza, Eldo E ^a   Griswold, John ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746034136     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.04.025     Document Type: Article

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