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Antipsychotics and dementia in Canada: a retrospective cross-sectional study of four health sectors

BACKGROUND: Antipsychotic medications are not recommended for the management of symptoms of dementia, particularly among persons with no behavioral or psychological symptoms. We examine patterns of antipsychotic medication use among persons with dementia across health sectors in Canada, with a focus...

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Autores principales: Rios, Sebastian, Perlman, Christopher M., Costa, Andrew, Heckman, George, Hirdes, John P., Mitchell, Lori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5651600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29061129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0636-8