New thyroxine treatment in older adults beginning lithium therapy: Implications for clinical practice

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-304

  Shulman, Kenneth I ^a,c   Sykora, Kathy ^a   Gill, Sudeep S ^a   Mamdani, Muhammad ^a   Anderson, Geoffrey ^a   Marras, Connie ^a   Wodchis, Walter P ^a   Lee, Philip E ^a   Rochon, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LITHIUM; THYROXINE; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22744445742     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200504000-00005     Document Type: Article

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