Chronic renal failure in lithium-using geriatric patients: Effects of lithium continuation versus discontinuation - A 60-month retrospective study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 450-453

  Rej, Soham ^a   Abitbol, Roza ^a   Looper, Karl ^a,b   Segal, Marilyn ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

chronic renal failure; continuation; geriatric; lithium

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; LITHIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CREATININE; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84876129060     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.3841     Document Type: Article

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