Baclofen Not Comparable to Diazepam for Alcohol Withdrawal

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  O'Connor, Alec B ^a   Lang, Valerie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; ETHANOL; GABA AGONISTS; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 34248532491     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.03.041     Document Type: Letter

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