A double-blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of carbamazepine in overactive, severely mentally handicapped patients

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1981, Pages 109-113

  Reid, Andrew H ^a,b   Naylor, Graham J ^a,b   Kay, David S G ^a,b  

^a Strathmartine Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CARBAMAZEPINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGE;

EID: 0019482482     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700053320     Document Type: Article

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