Factors associated with antiepileptic drug use among elderly nursing home residents

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2000, Pages

  Garrard, Judith ^a,b   Cloyd, James ^b   Gross, Cynthia ^b   Hardie, Nancy ^b   Thomas, Lucy ^b   Lackner, Thomas ^b,c   Graves, Nina ^b,e   Leppik, Ilo ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c PharMerica   (United States)

^d MINCEP Epilepsy Care   (United States)

^e MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033921605     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.7.M384     Document Type: Article

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