Use of Antipsychotics in Older Home Care Patients in Finland
β Scribed by Dr Hanna-Mari Alanen, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Anja Now, Esa Leinonen
- Book ID
- 120806098
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1170-229X
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