Gender and Psychotropic Drug Use

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-94

  Simoni Wastila, Linda ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Anxiolytics; Drug utilization; Gender; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031606329     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199801000-00010     Document Type: Article

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