Prescribing safely in elderly psychiatric wards: Survey of possible drug interactions

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 417-418

  Vasudev, Akshya ^a   Harrison, Richard ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Bensham General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG SAFETY; ELDERLY CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL PATIENT; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; REFERENCE DATABASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 56749150998     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.019141     Document Type: Article

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