How can the benefits of dietetic care be integrated into the treatment of patients undergoing alcohol withdrawal?

Affiliations

¹ Nutrition and Dietetics Department, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
² School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
³ School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Cameron McLean et al. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2025 Jan.

. 2025 Jan;44(1):162-165.

doi: 10.1111/dar.13963. Epub 2024 Oct 13.

¹ Nutrition and Dietetics Department, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
² School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
³ School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

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