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. 2021 Feb;2(2):e64.
doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(20)30063-5. Epub 2021 Feb 3.

Antipsychotic use and psychiatric disorders in COVID-19

Augusto Ferraris  1 , Federico Angriman  2 , Alejandro G Szmulewicz  3
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Antipsychotic use and psychiatric disorders in COVID-19

Augusto Ferraris et al. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2021 Feb.
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