Efficacy and safety of cholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease: A meta-analysis

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 557-564

  Lanctôt, Krista L ^a,b,c,d   Herrmann, Nathan ^a,c,d   Yau, Kenneth K ^d   Khan, Lyla R ^a   Liu, Barbara A ^b,d   LouLou, Maysoon M ^d   Einarson, Thomas R ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Rotman Research Institute   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; RIVASTIGMINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141763668     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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