Antipsychotic polypharmacy at the University Psychiatric Hospital in Serbia

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1250-1251

  Divac, Nevena ^a   Jašović Gašić, Miroslava ^b   Samardžić, Ranka ^a   Lačković, Maja ^b   Prostran, Milica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic drugs; Coprescribing; Prescribing habits

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MONOTHERAPY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; YUGOSLAVIA;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 36248980315     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1421     Document Type: Article

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