Misuse of sibutramine and bulimia nervosa: a dangerous combination
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Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1809-452X,1516-4446
DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2018-0004