Variations in prescribing atypical antipsychotic drugs in primary care: Cross-sectional study

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-289

  Ashcroft, Darren M ^a   Frischer, Martin ^a   Lockett, Joanne ^a   Chapman, Stephen R ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atypical antipsychotics; Primary care; Regional prescribing

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTINDOLE; ZOTEPINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; HUMANS;

EID: 0035986737     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.703     Document Type: Article

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