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Prevalence of use of antipsychotic drugs in the elderly in Catalonia

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  1. Fundació Institut Català de Farmacologia, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research & Training in Pharmacoepidemiology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, HU Vall d’Hebron, P Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

    Carmen Asensio & Joan-Ramon Laporte

  2. Gerència de Farmàcia i del Medicament, Servei Català de la Salut, Travessera de Les Corts 131-159, Edifici Olimpia, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

    Núria Escoda, Pere Carbonell & Pilar López

  3. Servei de Farmacologia Clínica, HU Vall d’Hebron, P Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

    Mònica Sabaté & Joan-Ramon Laporte

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Asensio, C., Escoda, N., Sabaté, M. et al. Prevalence of use of antipsychotic drugs in the elderly in Catalonia. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 74, 1185–1186 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-018-2469-6

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