Anti-psychotic drug prescription pattern for schizophrenia: Observation from a general hospital psychiatry unit

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-

  Trivedi, J K ^a   Dhyani, Mohan ^a   Yadav, V S ^a   Rai, S B ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 77958070980     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.70996     Document Type: Letter

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