Antidepressant Tapering: Avoiding Adverse Consequences of Gradual Dose Reduction

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-79

  Zarowitz, Barbara J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECISION TREE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG MONITORING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION TREES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG MONITORING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 34047188487     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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