Antipsychotics and Increased Mortality: Are We Sure?

JAMA Neurol

Department of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond2Southeast Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia.

Published: May 2016

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