Gender differences and psychotropic polypharmacy in psychiatric patients in Brazil: a cross-sectional analysis of the PESSOAS Project

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Gender differences and psychotropic polypharmacy in psychiatric patients in Brazil: a cross-sectional analysis of the PESSOAS Project is …
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P356DOI10.1590/0102-311X00168915
P698PubMed publication ID28538794

P50authorMark Drew Crosland GuimarãesQ60633401
P2093author name stringFrancisco de Assis Acurcio
Juliana de Oliveira Costa
Maria das Graças Braga Ceccato
Ana Paula Souto Melo
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P921main subjectBrazilQ155
P304page(s)e00168915
P577publication date2017-05-18
P1433published inCadernos de saúde públicaQ26839758
P1476titleGender differences and psychotropic polypharmacy in psychiatric patients in Brazil: a cross-sectional analysis of the PESSOAS Project
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