Partial compliance with antipsychotics increases mental health hospitalizations in schizophrenic patients: Analysis of a national managed care database

American Health and Drug Benefits

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-38

  Kozma, Chris M ^a   Weiden, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 77953445334     PISSN: 19422962     EISSN: 19422970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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