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National estimates of adverse events during nonpsychiatric hospitalizations for persons with schizophrenia.
Khaykin E, Ford DE, Pronovost PJ, Dixon L, Daumit GL. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2010;32:419-425.

Patients with schizophrenia are at greater risk than the general population of experiencing preventable adverse events when hospitalized for medical or surgical conditions.
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