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. 2020 Aug:222:532-533.
doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.05.001. Epub 2020 May 7.

Long acting injectable antipsychotic medications: Ensuring care continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions

Jessica M Gannon  1 , Judith Conlogue  2 , Robin Sherwood  2 , Jessica Nichols  2 , Juliette R Ballough  2 , Noreen M Fredrick  2 , K N Roy Chengappa  3
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Long acting injectable antipsychotic medications: Ensuring care continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions

Jessica M Gannon et al. Schizophr Res. 2020 Aug.
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Number of long acting injection administrations pre-COVID vs during COVID restrictions.
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