Lamotrigine-induced neutropenia [4]

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 242-

  LeDrew, Kellie ^a   Phillips, Leslie ^a   Hogan, Maureen ^a   MacCallum, Amanda ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE; TOPIRAMATE; TOPOMAX; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FRUCTOSE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

BIPOLAR II DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUTROPENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUTROPENIA; TRIAZINES;

EID: 20344368811     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370505000412     Document Type: Letter

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