A double-blind study of lorazepam versus the combination of haloperidol and lorazepam in managing agitation

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-62

  Bieniek, Sherrie A ^a   Ownby, Raymond L ^a   Penalver, Alberto ^a   Dominguez, Roberto A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 0031984501     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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