A novel tool to quantify physical activities: Ambulatory accelerometry in psychopharmacology

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 202-207

  Tulen, Joke H M ^a,b   Bussmann, Hans B J ^a   Van Steenis, Hugo G ^a   Pepplinkhuizen, Lolke ^a   Man In 'T Veld, Arie J ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; LORAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECUMBENCY; SEDATION; SITTING; SOMNOLENCE;

ADULT; ALPRAZOLAM; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY;

EID: 0030910674     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004714-199706000-00011     Document Type: Article

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