Generalisability of results from randomised drug trials. A trial on antimanic treatment

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue MAR., 1997, Pages 264-267

  Licht, Rasmus Wentzer ^a   Gouliaev, Georg ^b   Vestergaard, Per ^b   Frydenberg, Mortem ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; LITHIUM; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030991817     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.170.3.264     Document Type: Article

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