Psychotropic Drug Utilization in Long-Term-Care Facilities for the Elderly in Ontario, Canada
Open Access
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in International Psychogeriatrics
- Vol. 11 (3) , 223-233
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610299005797
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