Depressive Symptoms Are Associated with Analgesic Use in People with Alzheimer’s Disease: Kuopio ALSOVA Study

• Julia Fiona-Maree Gilmartin ,

  * E-mail: j.gilmartin@ucl.ac.uk

  Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, University College London School of Pharmacy, London, United Kingdom

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• Saku Väätäinen,

  Affiliation Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Unit (PHORU), School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• Soili Törmälehto,

  Affiliation Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Unit (PHORU), School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• J. Simon Bell,

  Affiliations Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• Eija Lönnroos,

  Affiliation Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Geriatrics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• Lotta Salo,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• Ilona Hallikainen,

  Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• Janne Martikainen,

  Affiliation Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Unit (PHORU), School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• Anne M. Koivisto,

  Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, Neurology of NeuroCentre, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

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• the ALSOVA Study Group

  ¶Membership of the ALSOVA Study Group is listed in the Acknowledgments.

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