Sexual side effects associated with valproate [5]

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 532-534

  Schneck, Christopher D ^a   Thomas, Marshall R ^a   Gundersen, Doris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MOLINDONE; PHENOBARBITAL; TRIMIPRAMINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0036784944     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004714-200210000-00020     Document Type: Letter

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