Carbamazepine dose-concentration relationship in elderly nursing home residents

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-35

  Birnbaum, Angela K ^a   Conway, Jeannine M ^a   Hardie, Nancy A ^a   Lackner, Thomas E ^a   Bowers, Sandra E ^a   Leppik, Ilo E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MINCEP Epilepsy Care   (United States)

Author keywords

AED; Carbamazepine; Elderly; Epilepsy; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELDERLY CARE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 35348883179     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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