Socio-economic inequalities in first-time use of antidepressants: A population-based study

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-55

  Hansen, D G ^a   Sondergaard J ^a   Vach, W ^a   Gram, L F ^a   Rosholm, J U ^b   Mortensen, P B ^c   Kragstrup, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antidepressive agents; Incidence; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; TETRACYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PENSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1842688877     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-003-0723-y     Document Type: Article

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