The utilization of antidepressants in community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly - Results form a representative survey in Germany

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-12

  Riedel Heller, S G ^a   Matschinger, H ^a   Schork, A ^a   Angermeyer, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 0035144546     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-15186     Document Type: Article

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