Epilepsy control with phenobarbital or phenytoin in rural south India: The Yelandur study

Lancet

Volumn 357, Issue 9265, 2001, Pages 1316-1320

  Mani, K S ^a   Rangan, Geeta ^a   Srinivas, H V ^a   Srindharan, V S ^b   Subbakrishna, D K ^c  

^a Chapter   (India)

^b Natl Inst Mental H   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035962345     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04516-5     Document Type: Article

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