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Comparison of treatment persistence, hospital utilization and costs among major depressive disorder geriatric patients treated with escitalopram versus other SSRI/SNRI antidepressants

Eric Wu Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul Greenberg Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
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Elaine Yang Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
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Andrew Yu Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
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Rym Ben-Hamadi Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
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M. Haim Erder Forest Research Institute, Inc., Jersey City, NJ, USA
Pages 2805-2813 | Accepted 11 Jul 2008, Published online: 27 Aug 2008

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E. Aguglia, R. Ravasio, M. Simonetti, S. Pecchioli & F. Mazzoleni. (2012) Use and treatment modalities for SSRI and SNRI antidepressants in Italy during the period 2003–2009. Current Medical Research and Opinion 28:9, pages 1475-1484.
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Junling Wang, Xianchen Liu & C. Daniel Mullins. (2011) Treatment adherence and persistence with duloxetine, venlafaxine XR, and escitalopram among patients with major depressive disorder and chronic pain-related diseases. Current Medical Research and Opinion 27:7, pages 1303-1313.
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Larry Ereshefsky, Delphine Saragoussi, Nicolas Despiégel, Karina Hansen, Clément François & Khaled Maman. (2010) The 6-month persistence on SSRIs and associated economic burden. Journal of Medical Economics 13:3, pages 527-536.
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Eric Q. Wu, Rym Ben-Hamadi, Andrew P. Yu, Jackson Tang, M. Haim Erder & Anjana Bose. (2010) Healthcare utilization and costs incurred by patients with major depression after being switched from escitalopram to another SSRI for non-medical reasons. Journal of Medical Economics 13:2, pages 314-323.
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Eric Q. Wu, Paul E. Greenberg, Elaine Yang, Andrew P. Yu, Rym Ben-Hamadi & M. Haim Erder. (2009) Treatment persistence, healthcare utilisation and costs in adult patients with major depressive disorder: a comparison between escitalopram and other SSRI/SNRIs. Journal of Medical Economics 12:2, pages 124-135.
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Chi-Shin Wu, Wen-Yi Shau, Hung-Yu Chan & Mei-Shu Lai. (2013) Persistence of antidepressant treatment for depressive disorder in Taiwan. General Hospital Psychiatry 35:3, pages 279-285.
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