Diphenhydramine-dependence Resulting From Self-medication of Antipsychotic- induced Extrapyramidal Symptoms
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عنوان ژورنال: Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1935-0783
DOI: 10.29046/jjp.021.1.005