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Which atypical antipsychotic?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Christopher S. Thomas  and
Shôn Lewis
Christopher S. Thomas*
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester M20 8LR
Shôn Lewis
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester M20 8LR
*
Dr Christopher Thomas, Consultant Psychiatrist. University Hospital of South Manchester, Nell Lane. Manchester M20 8LR
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 172 , Issue 2 , February 1998 , pp. 106 - 109
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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