Rapid opiate detoxification

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7109, 1997, Pages 682-

  Rumball, Daphne ^a   Williams, Justin ^a   Laban, meurer m ^b   Laishley, R S ^b   Schmulian, C M ^b  

^a Norfolk Mental Health Care NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADDICTION; HUMAN; NOTE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; CLONIDINE; HUMANS; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 85007668754     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7109.682     Document Type: Letter

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