Prophylactic efficacy of lithium administered every second day: A WHO multicentre study

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-116

  Plenge, P ^a,g   Amin, M ^b   Agarwal, A K ^f   Greil, W ^h   Kim, M J ^c   Panteleyeva, G ^d   Park, J M ^c   Prilipko, L ^e   Rayushkin, V ^d   Sharma, M ^f   Mellerup, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Lakeshore General Hospital   (Canada)

^c Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^g Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Dosing schedule; Lithium; Lithium every second day; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INDIA; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANADA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INDIA; KOREA; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUSSIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033301365     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-5618.1999.010208.x     Document Type: Article

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