Citalopram in the treatment of depression in the elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2002, Pages 303-308

  Raffaele, R ^a   Vecchio, I ^a,c   Giammona, G ^a   Polizzi, A ^a   Ruggieri, M ^b   Malaguarnera, M ^a   Rampello, L ^a   Nicoletti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c National Research Council ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Citalopram; Depression in elderly

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM;

AGED; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; HAMILTON SCALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; THROAT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036995826     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(02)00113-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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