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The quality of psychotropic drug prescribing in patients in psychiatric units for the elderly

P. Nirodi High Royds Hospital, Leeds
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A. J. Mitchell High Royds Hospital, Leeds; University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Pages 191-196 | Published online: 09 Jun 2010

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