Impact of audit and feedback on antipsychotic prescribing in schizophrenia

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 441-450

  Wheeler, Amanda ^a,b   Humberstone, Verity ^c   Robinson, Elizabeth ^b   Sheridan, Janie ^b   Joyce, Peter ^d  

^a WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Division of Medicine Emergency and Integrated Care   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Audit; Clinical; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MONOTHERAPY; NEW ZEALAND; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66249135660     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01032.x     Document Type: Review

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