Results from two pharmacotherapy trials show alcoholic smokers were more severely alcohol dependent but less prone to relapse than alcoholic non-smokers

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-246

  Schmidt, Lutz G ^a   Smolka, Michael N ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; NALTREXONE; PLACEBO;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GERMANY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SMOKING HABIT; VALIDITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; ODDS RATIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TAURINE; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447530929     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agm027     Document Type: Article

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