The Use of Psychotropic Medications in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1083-8791
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.12.380