Side-effects of antipsychotics is not apocryphal

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 396-397

  O'Brien, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84863544143     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00854.x     Document Type: Letter

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