Antiepileptic drug trials in the elderly

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-48

  Leppik, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN;

AGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ELDERLY CARE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; LIVER METABOLISM; NURSING HOME; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTICONVULSANTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 30144431934     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.09.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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