Psychoactive Medication Quality Assurance Rating Survey (PQRS) Screening Criteria

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-254

  Brašić, James Robert ^a,b   Furman, Jasmin Wendler ^c,d   Conte, Rafael M ^e   Baisley, William E ^f   Jaslow, Robert I ^g  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Miami Behavioral Health Center   (United States)

^f Pharmacy   (United States)

^g Letchworth Village Devmt Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chart review; Psychoactive medications; Quality assurance; Screening criteria; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347972696     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024983006843     Document Type: Article

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