Need for medicine-based evidence in pharmacotherapy [1]

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 184, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 452-

  Heerdink, E R ^a   Stolker, J J ^b   Meijer, W E E ^c   Hugenholtz, G W K ^b   Egberts, A C G ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Altrecht Institute for Mental Health Care   (Netherlands)

^c Kendle International   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LETTER; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 2442547837     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.184.5.452     Document Type: Letter

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