Clonazepam for Catatonia Incompletely Responsive to Lorazepam
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2667-2960
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2020.09.009