A case study: Inappropriate use of amitriptyline in the elderly

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 317-320

  Helton, Tonia K ^a,b   McGrain, Alicia A ^a,b   Muliira, Joshua K ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b John A Hartford and William Randolph Hearst Scholars   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE;

AGED; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 30444445694     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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