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SSRI prescribing in the elderly: caution required

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Catherine Andrews*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH
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Abstract

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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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