Implementing evidence-based changes in emergency department treatment: Alternative vitamin therapy for alcohol-related illnesses

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 408-412

  Faine, Brett ^a   Nunge, Mark ^a   Denning, Gerene ^a   Nugent, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DEXPANTHENOL; FOLIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINAMIDE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHYTOMENADIONE; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; DRUG COSTS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; VITAMINS;

EID: 84860214749     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.06.021     Document Type: Article

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