The influence of valproic acid on salivary pH in children with cerebral palsy

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 64-66

  Siqueira, Walter Luiz ^a   Santos, Maria Teresa Botti Rodrigues ^b   Elangovan, Satheesh ^a   Simoes, Alyne ^c   Nicolau, José ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Medicine; pH; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; SUCROSE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PH; SALIVA; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SALIVA; SUCROSE; TIME FACTORS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 34248580837     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2007.tb00330.x     Document Type: Article

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