Incidence of antidepressant drug use in older adults and association with chronic diseases: The Rotterdam Study

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 217-223

  Egberts, A C G ^a,b   Leufkens, H G M ^b   Hofman, A ^a   Hoes, A W ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antidepressant drugs; Chronic diseases; Drug utilization; Elderly; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; MAPROTILINE; MIANSERIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030772596     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-199707000-00006     Document Type: Article

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