Sociodemographic correlates of antidepressant utilisation in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 479-483

  Page, Andrew N ^a   Swannell, Sarah ^a   Martin, Graham ^a   Hollingworth, Samantha ^a   Hickie, Ian B ^b   Hall, Wayne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649205894     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02522.x     Document Type: Article

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