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PRN prescribing and administration of antimuscarinic medication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Luke Birmingham
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Reaside Clinic, Birmingham Great Park, Bristol Road South, Birmingham B45 9BE
Norman McClelland
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Reaside Clinic, Birmingham Great Park, Bristol Road South, Birmingham B45 9BE
Caroline Bradley
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Reaside Clinic, Birmingham Great Park, Bristol Road South, Birmingham B45 9BE
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