Effects of nortriptyline and paroxetine on postural sway in depressed elderly patients

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 199-205

  Mamo, David C ^a   Pollock, Bruce G ^a   Mulsant, Benoit ^a   Houck, Patricia R ^a   Bensasi, Salem ^a   Miller, Mark C ^a   Redfern, Mark S ^a   Reynolds, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036085812     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200203000-00011     Document Type: Article

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