Antidepressant drug consumption and public health indicators in Italy, 1955 to 2000

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 750-755

  Guaiana, Giuseppe ^a   Andretta, Margherita ^b,c   Corbari, Letizia ^b,c   Mirandola, Mersia ^b,c   Sorio, Adriano ^b,c   D'Avanzo, Barbara ^d   Barbui, Corrado ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b Servizio Farmaceutico ULSS 20   (Italy)

^c ULSS 20   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MIRTAZAPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDE;

EID: 20444498971     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v66n0612     Document Type: Article

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