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The Abuse of Anti-Cholinergic Drugs in Adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Glynn Harrison*
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, University of Bristol, 39/41 St Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8DZ
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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