A meta-analysis investigating falls in older adults taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors confirms an association but by no means implies causation

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1098-

  Stubbs, Brendon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; FALLING; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; NURSING HOME; PAIN; WALKING DIFFICULTY; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 84952668802     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2015.02.004     Document Type: Letter

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