Electroconvulsive Therapy and COVID-19 in Acute Inpatient Psychiatry
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of ECT
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1533-4112,1095-0680
DOI: 10.1097/yct.0000000000000708