Publication trends in newspapers and scientific journals for SSRIs and suicidality: A systematic longitudinal study

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Hernandez, J F ^a   Mantel Teeuwisse, A K ^a   Van Thiel, G J M W ^b   Belitser, S V ^a   Raaijmakers, J A M ^a,c   Pieters, T ^a,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84855474212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000290     Document Type: Article

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