The compliance with antidepressants in general practice

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 48-52

  Maddox, J C ^a   Levi, M ^a   Thompson, C ^a  

^a ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compliance; general practice; SSRIs; tricyclics

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DOSULEPIN; FLUOXETINE; FLUPENTIXOL; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; LOFEPRAMINE; PAROXETINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028265235     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119400800108     Document Type: Article

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