Cardiovascular risk with antipsychotics: Case-control study or survey? [8]

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 191, Issue DEC., 2007, Pages 563-564

  Banerjee, A ^a   Basu, D ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37249028107     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.191.6.563a     Document Type: Letter

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