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A survey of the use of depot neuroleptics in a whole region

A study on behalf of the Research Committee, Royal College of Psychiatrists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John Crammer
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London
Donald Eccleston
Affiliation:
Newcastle
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989

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