Adherence to escitalopram treatment in depression
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Adherence to guidelines for treatment of depression in in-patients.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Clinical Psychopharmacology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0268-1315
DOI: 10.1097/yic.0b013e3283597678