Re: prophylactic therapy with lithium in elderly patients with Unipolar Major Depression
β Scribed by D. G. Wilkinson; C. Holmes
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 25 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.798
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