Antipsychotic drug exposure and risk of pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 812-820

  Nosè, Michela ^a   Recla, Elisabetta ^a   Trifirò, Gianluca ^b   Barbui, Corrado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic; Aspiration pneumonia; Community acquired pneumonia; Pharmacoepidemiology; Pneumonia; Side effects

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938887886     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3804     Document Type: Article

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