Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and medical treatment
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Gabapentin for treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychogeriatrics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1346-3500,1479-8301
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2009.00284.x