Safety and efficacy of oral DMSA therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders: Part B - Behavioral results

BMC Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 17-

  Adams, James B ^a   Baral, Matthew ^a   Geis, Elizabeth ^b   Mitchell, Jessica ^a   Ingram, Julie ^b   Hensley, Andrea ^b   Zappia, Irene ^b   Newmark, Sanford ^c   Gehn, Eva ^b   Rubin, Robert A ^d   Mitchell, Ken ^b   Bradstreet, Jeff ^a,e   El Dahr, Jane ^f  

^a Southwest College Naturopathic Med   (United States)

^b Autism Research Institute   (United States)

^c Center for Pediatric Integrative Medicine   (United States)

^d WHITTIER COLLEGE   (United States)

^e International Child Development Resource Center   (United States)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; PLACEBO; SUCCIMER;

AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGING; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GLUTATHIONE; HEAVY METAL POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUCCIMER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450280618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6904-9-17     Document Type: Article

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