Myth of evidence-based medicine for bipolar disorder

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1271-1273

  Post, Robert M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; LITHIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG APPROVAL; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MYTHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349445568     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.09.87     Document Type: Editorial

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