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Treatments in psychiatry

Neuroleptic and anticholinergic drug use in Chinese patients with schizophrenia resident in a state psychiatric hospital in Singapore

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Pages 988-991 | Received 25 Jan 2000, Accepted 05 Jul 2000, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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