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. 2013 Feb 6;309(5):440-2.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.211266.

Antipsychotic use among nursing home residents

Becky A Briesacher  1 , Jennifer Tjia, Terry Field, Daniel Peterson, Jerry H Gurwitz
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Antipsychotic use among nursing home residents

Becky A Briesacher et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Briesacher reported receiving research support and consulting fees from Novartis. Dr Tjia reported serving as a consultant to Qualidigm. No other disclosures were reported.

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State-Level Prevalence of Antipsychotic Prescribing in Nursing Homes State-level samples ranged from 767 to 104 460 residents.
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