Maurizio Bonati is professor of public health at the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCSS in Milan, Italy.
Maurizio Bonati
Professor
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS
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Clinicians need a more consistent and evidence-based approach to prescribing antipsychotics to children and adolescents with autism.
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7 May 2019 | 5 min read
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