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Treating agitated demented patients is difficult and not cheap!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2022

Carl Salzman
Carl Salzman*
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Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess/Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Email: carl_salzman@hms.harvard.edu
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 34 , Special Issue 10: Issue Theme: Pharmacotherapy for Serious Neuropsychiatric Disorders , October 2022 , pp. 865 - 866
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2022

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