Journal article
Meta-analysis of benzodiazepine use in the treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the evidence for the efficacy and potential harmful effects of benzodiazepines compared with other therapies in the treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal.
DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry were searched for English-language articles published from 1966 to December 1997 that described randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of benzodiazepines in the treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal. Key …
Authors
Holbrook AM; Crowther R; Lotter A; Cheng C; King D
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 160, No. 5, pp. 649–655
Publication Date
March 9, 1999
ISSN
0820-3946