A double-blind comparison of zuclopenthixol acetate and haloperidol in acutely psychotic patients
โ Scribed by Remington, G.; Reed, K.; Voineskos, G.; Coulter, K.
- Book ID
- 120651070
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0920-9964
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