Risk of death associated with the use of conventional versus atypical antipsychotic drugs among elde...
Risk of death associated with the use of conventional versus atypical antipsychotic drugs among elderly patients
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Canada: CMA Impact Inc
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English
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Canada: CMA Impact Inc
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Public health advisories have warned that the use of atypical antipsychotic medications increases the risk of death among elderly patients. We assessed the short-term mortality in a population-based cohort of elderly people in British Columbia who were prescribed conventional and atypical antipsychotic medications.
We used linked health care uti...
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Risk of death associated with the use of conventional versus atypical antipsychotic drugs among elderly patients
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1800321
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1800321
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0820-3946
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1488-2329
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10.1503/cmaj.061250
