Antipsychotic Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Portuguese Dementia Outpatient Clinic

Mariana Dias da Costa1, Ana Verdelho1,2,3

  • 1Neurology, Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital de Santa Maria, Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.

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