Developing rational protocols for paediatric psychopharmacological prescribing

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-234

  Gringras, P ^a   McNicholas, F ^b  

^a Harper House Children's Service   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Drug information; Paediatric prescribing; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033124076     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.1999.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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