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Fatal toxicity of drugs used in the treatment of psychotic illnesses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

Nicholas A. Buckley  and
Peter R. McManus
Nicholas A. Buckley*
Affiliation:
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra
Peter R. McManus
Affiliation:
Drug Utilization Sub Committee, Department of Health and Family Services, Canberra
*
Dr N. A. Buckley, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra ACT, 0200. Australia
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 172 , Issue 6 , June 1998 , pp. 461 - 464
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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