Past use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and the risk of cerebrovascular events in the elderly

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 169-171

  Barbui, Corrado ^a   Percudani, Mauro ^b,c   Fortino, Ida ^b   Tansella, Michele ^a   Petrovich, Lorenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Health Care Directorate   (Italy)

^c Regione Lombardia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Cerebrovascular events; Elderly; Side effects; SSRI

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RISK;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 17644373415     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-200505000-00008     Document Type: Article

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