Review: Chlorpromazine Versus Penfluridol for Schizophrenia
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عنوان ژورنال: Issues in Mental Health Nursing
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0161-2840,1096-4673
DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1507588