Psychotropic drug prescribing in the family medicine out-patient clinic, Ramathibodi hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 266-272

  Prueksaritanond, Somjit ^a   Tubtimtes, Saisunee ^a   Pumkompol, Taratip ^a   Sukying, Chakrit ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Family medicine; Prescribing; Primary care; Psychotropic drug

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLOBAZAM; CLORAZEPATE; DIAZEPAM; DOXEPIN; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MIANSERIN; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; PERPHENAZINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SERTRALINE; TEMAZEPAM; TIANEPTINE; TRAZODONE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE; ZOLPIDEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOM SAMPLE; TENSION HEADACHE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449147977     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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