Therapeutic tricyclic antidepressant drug monitoring in younger and older depressive patients.
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چکیده
The present study shows the evaluation of clinical state and serum level of tricyclic antidepressants in thirty-eight depressive younger and elderly patients during 8-week observation. We observed no statistically significant differences, neither in psychometric scale scores nor in drug serum levels in both groups of patients.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Pharmacological reports : PR
دوره 58 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006