Association of antipsychotic formulations with sudden cardiac death in patients with schizophrenia: A nationwide population-based case-control study: Letter to the editor.

Psychiatry Res

Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Teaching Block, AIIMS, Room No 4096, Fourth Floor, Delhi, New Delhi 110029, India. Electronic address:

Published: January 2025

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