Sertraline improves depression scores in the elderly in the short term, regardless of medical comorbidity status.

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  • Ilsemarie Kurzthaler
  • W Wolfgang Fleischhacker
چکیده

Sheikh JI, Cassidy EL, Doraiswamy PM, et al. Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of sertraline in patients with late-life depression and comorbid medical illness. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004;52:86–92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Evidence-based mental health

دوره 7 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004