Abstract
Some antipsychotic agents have been indicated as a possible risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in adult patients with psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of atypical and conventional antipsychotic agents on the risk of hospitalization for VTE among elderly patients.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 2677-2682 |
Numero di pagine | 6 |
Rivista | Archives of Internal Medicine |
Volume | 165 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2005 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Hospitalization
- Humans
- Male
- Nursing Homes
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Retrospective Studies
- Thromboembolism
- United States
- Venous Thrombosis