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- Title
Variation in nursing home antipsychotic prescribing rates.
- Authors
Rochon, Paula A; Stukel, Therese A; Bronskill, Susan E; Gomes, Tara; Sykora, Kathy; Wodchis, Walter P; Hillmer, Michael; Kopp, Alexander; Gurwitz, Jerry H; Anderson, Geoffrey M
- Abstract
Excessive prescribing of antipsychotic therapy is a concern owing to their potential to cause serious adverse events. We explored variation in the use of antipsychotic therapy across nursing homes in Ontario, Canada, and determined if prescribing decisions were based on clinical indications.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2007, Vol 167, Issue 7, p676
- ISSN
0003-9926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinte.167.7.676