Use and Safety of Psychotropic Drugs in Elderly Patients

(Gebruik en veiligheid van psychotropische medicaties in de oudere patienten)


Doctoral Thesis
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Supervisors (promotores):

Prof. Dr. Sturkenboom, M.C.J.M.
Caputi, A.P.

The author wishes to thank:

The work presented in this thesis was conducted both at the Department of Medical
Informatics of the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and the Department
of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology of University of Messina,
Messina, Italy.
The studies reported in chapter 2.2 and 4.3 were respectively supported by grants from the
Italian Drug Agency and Pfizer.
Th e contributions of the general practitioners participating in the IPCI, Health Search/
Thales, and Arianna databases are greatly acknowledged.
Financial support for printing and distribution of this thesis was kindly provided by
IPCI, SIMG/Health Search, Eli Lilly Nederland BV, Boehringer-Ingelheim B.V., Novartis
Pharma B.V. and University of Messina.


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