Randomised study of antiepileptic drug withdrawal in patients in remission

The Lancet

Volumn 337, Issue 8751, 1991, Pages 1175-1180

  Medical Research Council Antiepileptic Drug Withdrawal Study Group, ^c   Bessant, P ^a   Chadwick, D ^a   Eaton, B ^a   Taylor, J ^a   Holland, A ^b   Joannou, J ^b   Johnson, A L ^b   Oldfield, L ^b   Reader, N P ^b   Gumpert, E J W ^c   Jacoby, A ^d   Cuckle, H ^c   Warlow, C ^c  

^a Trial Office ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Statistical centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care ^*

^d Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025760142     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)92856-W     Document Type: Article

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