## Background: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (bpsd) cannot be regarded as a single clinical syndrome, but rather as a heterogeneous group of symptoms, each of which can be considered as possible targets for therapy. ## Objective: To compare the efficacy of risperidone and hal
P.5.a.008 The effectiveness of risperidone on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
โ Scribed by C.H. Lee; Y.D. Kim; D.-Hee Kim; D.-Hong Kim
- Book ID
- 118597495
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 46 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0924-977X
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