Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: Symptom-triggered versus fixed-schedule treatment in an outpatient setting

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 318-323

  Elholm, Bjarne ^a   Larsen, Klaus ^a   Hornnes, Nete ^a   Zierau, Finn ^a   Becker, Ulrik ^a,b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; SELF MEDICATION; WELLBEING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955415724     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr020     Document Type: Article

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