A randomized trial of the long-term, continued efficacy and safety of modafinil in narcolepsy

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-116

  Moldofsky, H ^a   Broughton, R J ^b   Hill, J D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Draxis Health Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administration and dosage; Adverse effects; Controlled clinical trial; Drug effects; Modafinil; Narcolepsy; Therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000631605     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1389-9457(99)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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