Administration of antidepressants: Single versus split dosing: A meta-analysis

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 199-206

  Yýldýz, Ayşegül ^a,b,c   Sachs, Gary S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Guller Apt 8/8 PK: 35360 Basin Sitesi ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Antidepressants; Compliance; Dosing schedule; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMOXAPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; MIANSERIN; MOCLOBEMIDE; NEFAZODONE; NOMIFENSINE; TRAZODONE; VENLAFAXINE; ZIMELDINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS;

EID: 0034807319     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(00)00307-4     Document Type: Article

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