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Clozapine in geriatric psychiatry: the need for robust contemporary clinical research to ascertain indications, risks, and benefits in vivo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2021

Jonathan D. Artz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Division, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX76508, USA
James A. Bourgeois*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Division, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX76508, USA
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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