Rapid tranquillization agents for severe behavioural disturbance: A survey of African psychiatrists' prescription patterns

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-50

  James, Bawo Onesirosan ^a  

^a Federal Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; PROMETHAZINE; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL ACETATE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIST;

AFRICA; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS;

CALMA;

EID: 78650772080     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2010.100300     Document Type: Article

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