Antidepressant use over time in a rural older adult population: The NoVIES project

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1501-1503

  Ganguli, Mary ^a,b,d   Mulsant, Benoit ^a   Richards, Stephanie ^a   Stoehr, Gary ^c   Mendelsohn, Aaron ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTRIPTYLINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0030831108     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb03202.x     Document Type: Article

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