Sir Charles Locock and potassium bromide

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 274-279

  Eadie, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charles Locock; Edward Sieveking; Epilepsy treatment; Potassium bromide; Samuel Wilks

Indexed keywords

BROMIDE; IRON BROMIDE; POTASSIUM BROMIDE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CATAMENIAL EPILEPSY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG USE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYSTERICAL EPILEPSY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BROMIDES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84873880016     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2012.317     Document Type: Article

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