Barriers to the use of electroconvulsive therapy in the elderly: a European survey
โ Scribed by M Philpot; A Treloar; N Gormley; L Gustafson
- Book ID
- 119567338
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0924-9338
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