Impact of lifetime alcohol quit attempts and medicated detoxifications on time to relapse during an index alcohol detoxification

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-20

  Wright, Tara M ^a   Myrick, Hugh ^b   Malcolm, Robert ^a   Randall, Patrick ^a   Boyle, Elizabeth ^a   Henderson, Scott ^a   Anton, Raymond ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol withdrawal; Detoxifications; Drinking history; Relapse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888153912     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e318044ce4f     Document Type: Conference Paper

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