Accuracy of the pepin method to determine appropriate lithium dosages in healthy volunteers

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 330-335

  Stip, E ^a   Dufresne, J ^a   Boulerice, B ^a   Elie, R ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Dose response relationship, drug; Forecasting; Lithium; Models, biological

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CARBONATE; LITHIZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PEPIN METHOD; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034799482     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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