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Use of anti-depressants and the risk of fracture of the hip or femur

SUMMARY: Anti-depressants are used largely, but have serious side effects. We show that both selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic anti-depressants (TCAs) increase the risk of hip/femur fracture and that this risk is time related and depends on the degree of serotonin transp...

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Autores principales: van den Brand, M. W. M., Samson, M. M., Pouwels, S., van Staa, T. P., Thio, B., Cooper, C., Leufkens, H. G. M., Egberts, A. C. G., Verhaar, H. J. J., de Vries, F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19238308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-009-0849-6