Treatment persistency with rivastigmine and donepezil in a large state Medicaid program [8]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1269-1270

  Singh, Gurkirpal ^a,b   Thomas, Simu K ^c   Arcona, Steve ^c   Lingala, Vijayabharathi ^b   Mithal, Alka ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institute of Clinical Outcomes Research and Education   (United States)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; RIVASTIGMINE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INDAN DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PIPERIDINES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 24344477132     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53384_9.x     Document Type: Letter

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