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Clinical Research

Effect of early and focused benzodiazepine therapy on length of stay in severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome

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Pages 624-627 | Received 22 Jun 2018, Accepted 22 Oct 2018, Published online: 07 Feb 2019

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