Methylphenidate Augmentation of Citalopram in Elderly Depressed Patients
β Scribed by Lavretsky, Helen; Kumar, Anand
- Book ID
- 125449318
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 72 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1064-7481
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