Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Schizophrenia and Atypical Antipsychotics
β Scribed by Mehrul Hasnain; Sonja K. Fredrickson; W. Victor R. Vieweg; Anand K. Pandurangi
- Book ID
- 107536575
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 181 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1534-4827
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