Screening of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with schizophrenia and patients treated with antipsychotic drugs: are we equally exhaustive as with the general population?

Many studies have previously shown increased cardiovascular risk factors related to schizophrenia independently from the use of antipsychotic drugs. However, a poorer effort in clinical detection and management of cardiovascular risk in patients with severe mental illness could also explain these re...

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Main Authors: Miguel Castillo-Sánchez, Mireia Fàbregas-Escurriola, Daniel Bergè-Baquero, MªIsabel Fernández-SanMartín, Albert Goday-Arno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2016.1267200