Antidepressants and the serotonin syndrome in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 448, 1999, Pages 871-874

  Mackay, F J ^a   Dunn, N R ^a   Mann, R D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Patient records; Questionnaire survey; Serotonergic system; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

DEXTROMETHORPHAN; FLUOXETINE; LITHIUM; MOCLOBEMIDE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEFAZODONE; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYOCLONUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SHIVERING; SWEATING; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 0032720804     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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