Dropout rates in randomised antipsychotic drug trials

Kristian Wahlbeck; Arja Tuunainen; Antti Ahokas; S. Leucht

doi:10.1007/s002130100711

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MedicinePlaceboClozapineAntipsychoticAdverse effectAtypical antipsychoticRandomized controlled trialCochrane LibraryClinical trialSchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)DrugMeta-analysisInternal medicinePsychiatryAlternative medicine

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Year: 2001
Type: review
Volume: 155
Issue: 3
Pages: 230-233
Citations: 168
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                                    Kristian Wahlbeck, 
                                
                                    Arja Tuunainen, 
                                
                                    Antti Ahokas
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            Dropout rates in randomised antipsychotic drug trials. 
                            Psychopharmacology
                            , 155
                            (3)
                            , 230-233.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/s002130100711
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/s002130100711