Quality Concerns in Psychotropic Prescribing: Reducing the Use of Higher than Recommended Doses of Psychotropic Medications Reference Guide
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Prescribing Pattern of Psychotropic Medications in Psychiatry Outpatients at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in India: A Prospective Cross-sectional Study
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