Use of calcium channel blockers and risk of suicide: Ecological findings confirmed in population based cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7133, 1998, Pages 741-745

  Lindberg, Gunnar ^a   Bingefors, Kerstin ^b   Ranstam, Jonas ^a   Råstam, Lennart ^c   Melander, Arne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FELODIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032492471     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7133.741     Document Type: Article

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