Active control comparisons: The ideal trial design

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-73

  Brodie, Martin J ^a   Whitehead, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; REMACEMIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 30144434789     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.09.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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