Therapeutic value of anti-psychotic drugs: A critical analysis of Cochrane meta-analyses of the therapeutic value of anti-psychotic drugs
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The Quality of Life Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark; Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark; Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark; Scandinavian Foundation for Holistic Medicine, Sandvika, Norway; Interuniversity College, Graz, Austria; 6National Institute of Public Health, Centre of Alcohol Research, Southern University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Norwegian School of Management, Sandvika, Norway; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of the Medical Director, Division for Mental Retardation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel and Kentucky Children‘s Hospital, University of Kentucky, Lexington, United States
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