Controlled study on the combined effect of alcohol and tobacco smoking on testosterone in alcohol-dependent men

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-23

  Walter, Marc ^a   Gerhard, Urs ^a   Gerlach, Manfred ^b   Weijers, Heinz Gerd ^c   Boening, Jobst ^d   Wiesbeck, Gerard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c University of Applied Police Sciences   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NICOTINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; ETHANOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TESTOSTERONE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33846091628     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl089     Document Type: Article

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