The efficacy of disulfiram for the treatment of alcohol use disorder

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1749-1758

  Jørgensen, Charlotte H ^a   Pedersen, Bolette ^a   Tønnesen, Hanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol abstinence; Alcohol treatment; Alcohol use disorder; Disulfiram

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; DISULFIRAM; G HYDROXYBUTYRATE; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; NALTREXONE; PLACEBO; RIBOFLAVIN; TOPIRAMATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DISULFIRAM; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053291177     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01523.x     Document Type: Review

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