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Peripheral Oedema Related to Quetiapine Therapy

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  1. Geriatric Research Group, Brescia, Italy

    Luca Rozzini, Diego Ghianda, Barbara Vicini Chilovi & Marco Trabucchi

  2. Department of Neurology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

    Luca Rozzini, Barbara Vicini Chilovi & Alessandro Padovani

  3. Unit for Dementia, Palazzolo sull’Oglio, Brescia, Italy

    Diego Ghianda

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Rozzini, L., Ghianda, D., Chilovi, B.V. et al. Peripheral Oedema Related to Quetiapine Therapy. Drugs Aging 22, 183–184 (2005). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-200522020-00007

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