Race and prescribing

Psychiatrist

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 169-171

  Connolly, Anne ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CYTOCHROME P450; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MENTAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGRO; PRESCRIPTION; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951730491     PISSN: 17583209     EISSN: 17583217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.109.026435     Document Type: Review

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