Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 7 , Pages 560-569 , July 2009

Alterations in Oxidative Stress Status During Early Alcohol Withdrawal in Alcoholic Patients

  • Ming-Chyi Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Hsin Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Medical University-Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fu-Chuo Peng

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sheng-Hui Tang

      Affiliations

    • Toxic Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chiao-Chicy Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Professor Chiao-Chicy Chen, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City Hospital, 309 Song-De Road, Xing-Yi District, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 27 May 2008 ,Revised 20 July 2008 ,Accepted 30 December 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60374-0

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60374-0

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 7 , Pages 560-569 , July 2009

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