Lamotrigine - An effective mood stabilizer?

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 864-867

  Maidment, Ian D ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lamotrigine; Mood stabilizers

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY;

EID: 0032802689     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.18388     Document Type: Article

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