Effect of age on the profile of psychotropic users: Results from the 2010 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 358-364

  Maust, Donovan T ^a,b   Oslin, David W ^c,d   Marcus, Steven C ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; pharmacoepidemiology; psychotropic prescribing

Indexed keywords

NATIONAL AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE SURVEY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PSYCHOTROPIC PRESCRIBING;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894042631     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12640     Document Type: Article

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