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Which treatment for alcohol dependence: naltrexone, acamprosate and/or behavioural intervention?

ANTON RF, O’MALLEY SS, CIRAULO DA et al.: Combined pharmacotherapies and behavioural interventions for alcohol dependence – the COMBINE study: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2006) 295:2003-2017.

Sheila A Doggrell Senior Lecturer, School of Science, Faculty of Education, Health and Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909, Australia. [email protected]
Pages 2169-2173 | Published online: 04 Oct 2006

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