Tricyclic antidepressant use and risk of fractures: A meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 753-763

  Wu, Qing ^a   Qu, Wenchun ^b   Crowell, Michael D ^a   Hentz, Joseph G ^a   Frey, Keith A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

bone fractures; bone mineral density; depression; osteoporosis; tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; DESIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; IMIPRAMINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PROTRIPTYLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIMIPRAMINE;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG EXPOSURE; EMBASE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCINFO; RISK FACTOR; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; FEMALE; FRACTURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84875359490     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: 15234681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1813     Document Type: Article

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