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Choice of observational study design impacts on measurement of antipsychotic risks in the elderly: a systematic review
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Ballard, C., Fossey, J. & Sharp, S. Antipsychotics in patients with Alzheimer's disease—what is their clinical value?. Nat Rev Neurol 3, 248–249 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0472
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