Association of anticholinergic burden with adverse effects in older people with intellectual disabilities: an observational cross-sectional study

Máire O'Dwyer; Ian D. Maidment; Kathleen Bennett; Jure Peklar; Niamh Mulryan; Philip McCallion; Mary McCarron; Martin C. Henman

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.173971

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