Psychotropic drugs prescriptions in Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-34

  Al Ghamdy, Y S ^a   Qureshi, N A ^b   Abdelghadir, M H ^b   Al Habeeb, T A ^c   Ahmad, S A ^b  

^a General Directorate of Health Affairs   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Buraidah Mental Health Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; SAUDI ARABIA; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0032600642     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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