Gender differences in alcohol treatment: An analysis of outcome from the COMBINE study

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1803-1812

  Greenfield, Shelly F ^a,b   Pettinati, Helen M ^c   O'Malley, Stephanie ^d   Randall, Patrick K ^e   Randall, Carrie L ^e  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acamprosate; Alcoholism; Gender; Naltrexone; Treatment; Women

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; NALTREXONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TAURINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957347828     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01267.x     Document Type: Article

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