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Antipsychotic medications and extreme weight gain in two health systems.
Obesity research & clinical practice - 1 Jan 2000
Arterburn David, Wood G Craig, Theis Mary Kay, Westbrook Emily O, Anau Jane, Rukstalis Margaret, Boscarino Joseph A, Daar Zahra, Gerhard Glenn S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We conducted this study to investigate the rate of clinically important, extreme weight gain (EWG; ≥7% body weight gain) among all second generation antipsychotic (SGA) users in two large health care systems in the United States. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective observational cohort study. METHODS: We used electronic medical record databases of two health systems to identify adults aged 18-79 years who from...
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