Initiation of antipsychotic treatment by general practitioners. A case-control study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-17

  Boonstra, Geartsje ^a   Grobbee, Diederick E ^b   Hak, Eelko ^b,c   Kahn, René S ^a   Burger, Huibert ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

antipsychotic agents; case control studies; database (publication type); doctors; family; off label; primary health care

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PENFLURIDOL; PERICIAZINE; PERPHENAZINE; QUETIAPINE; SULPIRIDE; TETRABENAZINE; TIAPRIDE;

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; OVEREXERTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751677888     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01352.x     Document Type: Article

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