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A review of prescribing patterns in 24-hour nurse-staffed community residences in Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2014

Fionnuala O’Loughlin
Fionnuala O’Loughlin*
Affiliation:
Mental Health Commission, St. Martin’s House, Waterloo Road, Dublin, Ireland
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*Address for correspondence: Dr Fionnuala O’Loughlin., MRCPsych, Mental Health Commission, St. Martin’s House, Waterloo Road, Dublin 4, Ireland. (Email: fionnuala.oloughlin@mhcirl.ie)
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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , December 2014 , pp. 253 - 258
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© College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 2014 

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