Racial disparities in antipsychotic prescription patterns for patients with schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 567-572

  Kuno, Eri ^a   Rothbard, Aileen B ^a  

^a Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; FLUPHENAZINE DECANOATE; HALOPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL DECANOATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; THIORIDAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGRO; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISPERIDONE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036221318     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.4.567     Document Type: Article

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