Use of antiepileptic drugs among community-dwelling persons with alzheimer's disease in finland

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-237

  Bell, J Simon ^a,b   Lönnroos, Eija ^a   Koivisto, Anne M ^a,c   Lavikainen, Piia ^a   Laitinen, Marja Liisa ^a   Soininen, Hilkka ^a,c   Hartikainen, Sirpa ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Leppavirta Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; anticonvulsants; drug utilization; epilepsy; neurology

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; VALPROIC ACID;

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 80052821057     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-110200     Document Type: Article

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