Anti-psychotic prescription pattern: A preliminary survey of Psychiatrists in India

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-259

  Grover, Sandeep ^a   Avasthi, Ajit ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anti psychotic; India; prescription patterns

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; FLUPENTIXOL; HALOPERIDOL; LOXAPINE; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; ZIPRASIDONE; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; INDIA; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77958054194     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.70982     Document Type: Article

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