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Correlation of Age and Metabolic Adverse Effects of Antipsychotics

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  1. Education Centre, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RP, UK

    Eugene Y. H. Yeung

  2. The Orchard, Lancashire Care NHS Trust, Lancaster, LA1 4JJ, UK

    Kurt Buhagiar

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EYHY was the principal investigator.

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Correspondence to Eugene Y. H. Yeung.

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No sources of funding were used to conduct this study.

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The study was approved by the Lancashire Care Trust Audit Department (no identification code given).

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Eugene Y.H. Yeung and Kurt Buhagiar declared no competing conflict of interest.

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Yeung, E.Y.H., Buhagiar, K. Correlation of Age and Metabolic Adverse Effects of Antipsychotics. Clin Drug Investig 38, 381–384 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40261-017-0607-z

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