Incidence and risk factors for hyponatraemia following treatment with fluoxetine or paroxetine in elderly people

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 211-217

  Wilkinson, Tim J ^a   Begg, Evan J ^b   Winter, Anna C ^a   Sainsbury, Richard ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; PAROXETINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033057635     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1999.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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