Depression and congestive heart failure: Are antidepressants underutilized?

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 399-400

  Jacob, Sony ^a   Sebastian, Justin C ^a   Abraham, George ^b  

^a Mercy Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS;

EID: 0041940181     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-9842(02)00297-0     Document Type: Letter

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