Mianserin suppositories in the treatment of post-operative delirium

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 595-599

  Nakamura, Jun ^a   Uchimura, Naohisa ^a   Yamada, Shigeto ^a   Maeda, Hisao ^a   Ishida, Shigenobu ^a   Tsuchiya, Satoshi ^a   Hirano, Takashi ^a   Ishii, Hiroki ^a   Takayama, Katsuhiko ^a   Kotorii, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 methoxy 4 hydroxyphenyl(ethylene)glycol (MHPG); Delirium; Mianserin; Plasma concentration; Suppository

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; MIANSERIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 6844255868     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199711/12)12:6<595::AID-HUP929>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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