Risperidone long-acting injection: The first 50 patients

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-14

  Paton, Carol ^a   Okocha, Chike ^a  

^a OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG USE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347285530     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.28.1.12     Document Type: Article

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