Randomised controlled study-efficacy of clonidine versus carbamazepine in children with ADHD

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-121

  Nair, Vrinda ^a,b   Mahadevan, S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Chemicals and drugs; Health care; Pyschiatric and psychology

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONIDINE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63849278676     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmn117     Document Type: Article

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