Inappropriate Use of Symptom-Triggered Therapy for Alcohol Withdrawal in the General Hospital

2008/03/01 by Kathleen A. Hecksel, J. Michael Bostwick, John Bostwick +2 · 21 citations
Medicine · #Alcohol #Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects #Alcohol withdrawal syndrome #Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency #Emergency medicine #Intensive care medicine #Medicine #Psychiatry #Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

paper · doi:10.4065/83.3.274

openalex publication_date 2008/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

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