Patterns of antidepressants prescriptions in a large Italian old population

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 872-873

  Rozzini, Renzo ^a   Gozzoli, Maria Paola ^b   Indelicato, Anna ^c   Lonati, Fulvio ^c   Trabucchi, Marco ^b  

^a Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^c Azienda Sanitaria Locale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 50249116597     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1971     Document Type: Article

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