Variations on a theme of unmodified electroconvulsive therapy: Science or heresy?

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-31

  Andrade, Chittaranjan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ASIA; BENZODIAZEPINES; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL INJURIES; SUCCINYLCHOLINE;

EID: 77649285817     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181ce1a5e     Document Type: Note

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