The association between use of cardiovascular drugs and antidepressants: A nationwide register-based study

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1119-1124

  Johnell, Kristina ^a   Fastbom, Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Cardiovascular drugs; Elderly; Pharmacoepidemiology; Register based research

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIGITALIS; LABETALOL; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; METOPROLOL; PINDOLOL; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SOTALOL; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOPHILICITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SWEDEN; TREMOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROPRANOLOL; REGISTRIES;

EID: 55349125294     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-008-0541-3     Document Type: Article

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