Schizophrenia Research
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 69-75 , 15 January 2001

Relationship of extrapyramidal symptoms to age at onset and drug treatment in middle-aged and elderly schizophrenic patients

  • T.N. Srinivasan

      Affiliations

    • Schizophrenia Research Foundation (India), R/7A, North Main Road, Anna Nagar West (Extension), Chennai 600101, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +91-44-6263971
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  • R. Thara

      Affiliations

    • Schizophrenia Research Foundation (India), R/7A, North Main Road, Anna Nagar West (Extension), Chennai 600101, India
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  • R. Padmavathi

      Affiliations

    • Schizophrenia Research Foundation (India), R/7A, North Main Road, Anna Nagar West (Extension), Chennai 600101, India
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  • R.G. McCreadie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Research, Crichton Royal Hospital, Dumfries DG1 4TG, UK

Received 25 September 1999 ,Accepted 7 January 2000.

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Schizophrenia Research
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