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Original Paper

Prescribing pattern and indicators for performance in a psychiatric practice

Sangeeta Sharma Department of Neuropsychopharmacology, Psychiatry Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, DelhiCorrespondenceE-mail: [email protected]
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Rk Chadda Psychiatry Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi
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Rk Rishi Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttaranchal
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Raj K Gulati Department of Neuropsychopharmacology, Psychiatry Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi
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Js Bapna Psychiatry Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi
Pages 231-238 | Received 04 Mar 2003, Accepted 13 May 2003, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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