A statistical model predicting the seizure threshold for right unilateral ECT in 106 patients

Convulsive Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-12

  Colenda, Christopher C ^a   McCall, William Vaughn ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0029918079     PISSN: 07498055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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