Fatal toxicity associated with antidepressant use in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 454, 2000, Pages 366-370

  Mason, James ^a   Freemantle, Nick ^b   Eccles, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Fatal toxicity; Mental health; SSRIs; TCAs

Indexed keywords

LOFEPRAMINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; EPISODE OF CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; OVERDOSE; PROBABILITY; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; WALES;

EID: 0034109840     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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