Citalopram versus sertraline in late-life nonmajor clinically significant depression: A 1-year follow-up clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 360-369

  Rocca, Paola ^a   Calvarese, Paolo ^a   Faggiano, Fabrizio ^a   Marchiaro, Livio ^a   Mathis, Federica ^a   Rivoira, Elisa ^a   Taricco, Barbara ^a   Bogetto, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; PLACEBO; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 16444386614     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v66n0313     Document Type: Article

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