Guideline, education, and peer comparison to reduce prescriptions of benzodiazepines and low-dose quetiapine in prison

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-52

  Reeves, Rusty ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

antipsychotic; benzodiazepine; education; peer comparison; physician profiling; quetiapine

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRISON; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINES; DRUG UTILIZATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRISONS; PSYCHIATRY; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84856402909     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: 19405200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345811421591     Document Type: Review

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