Prescription of neuroleptics for children and adolescents in Italy

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-180

  Traversa, Giuseppe ^a   Spila Alegiani, Stefania ^a   Arpino, Carla ^a   Ferrara, Mauro ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENPERIDOL; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOTIAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; FLUPHENAZINE DECANOATE; HALOPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL DECANOATE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PERICIAZINE; PIMOZIDE; PROMAZINE; SULPIRIDE; THIORIDAZINE; TIAPRIDE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; TRIFLUPERIDOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 0031796892     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.1998.8.175     Document Type: Article

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