Where are the weakest links?: A descriptive study of discrepancies in prescribing between primary and secondary sectors of mental health service provision

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 371-374

  Morcos, Salwa ^a   Francis, Sally Anne ^a   Duggan, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLOZAPINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0036793091     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.26.10.371     Document Type: Article

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