Palliative psychopharmacology: A putative speciality to optimize the subjective quality of life

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 375-378

  Charlton, Bruce G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; COCAINE; FLUOXETINE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

AGITATION; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEDATION;

EID: 0038324430     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg055     Document Type: Note

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