Increasing Antipsychotic Dose Versus Switching Antipsychotic for Non Response in Schizophrenia.

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Lecturer, A member of the Cochrane Nursing Care (CNC)/Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia.

Published: April 2020

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