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Anti-psychotic polypharmacy and combined high-dose anti-psychotic prescribing in schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Ajay Dixit
Affiliation:
Home Based Crisis Team, St Mary's Day Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Darra Phelan
Affiliation:
Kerry General Hospital, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland
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Abstract

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Letters to the Editor
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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