Innovative monotherapy trial designs for the assessment of antiepileptic drugs: A critical appraisal

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-5

  Perucca, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; EPILEPSY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031970401     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050411     Document Type: Review

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