The use of prn and stat medication in three child psychiatric inpatient settings

Psychopharmacology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 161-164

  Kaplan, Stuart L ^b   Busner, Joan ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

child psychiatry; medication utilization; pharmacoepidemiology; prescribing practices

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; THIORIDAZINE; TRANQUILIZER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0030896668     PISSN: 00485764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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