The prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and behavioural disturbances and the use of psychotropic drugs in Norwegian nursing homes.

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Published in Int J Geriatr Psychiatry on September 01, 2007

Authors

Geir Selbaek1, Øyvind Kirkevold, Knut Engedal

Author Affiliations

1: Research Centre for Old Age Psychiatric Research, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Ottestad, Norway. geir.selbaek@aldringoghelse.no

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