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. 2002 Dec 7;325(7376):1332-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7376.1332.

Fatal toxicity of serotoninergic and other antidepressant drugs: analysis of United Kingdom mortality data

Nicholas A Buckley  1 , Peter R McManus
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Fatal toxicity of serotoninergic and other antidepressant drugs: analysis of United Kingdom mortality data

Nicholas A Buckley et al. BMJ. .
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