Determinants of seizure threshold of electroconvulsive therapy in Chinese

Journal of ECT

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-102

  Chung, Ka Fai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Electroconvulsive therapy; Seizure threshold

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; TITRIMETRY; VARIANCE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HONG KONG; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEIZURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33748107835     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200606000-00004     Document Type: Article

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