Comparison study of venlafaxine and paroxetine for the treatment of depression in elderly Chinese inpatients

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-190

  Hwang, Jen Ping ^a,b   Yang, Cheng Hung ^a,b   Tsai, Shih Jen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; PAROXETINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SAFETY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; LEG EDEMA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LOWER LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NOSE CONGESTION; OPEN STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN; URINARY URGENCY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PAROXETINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342305405     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1051     Document Type: Article

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