Low dosage tricyclic antidepressants in depression. Giving low dose tricyclics is not justified by evidence
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Low dosage tricyclic antidepressants in depression. Giving low dose tricyclics is not justified by evidence
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Meta-analysis of effects and side effects of low dosage tricyclic antidepressants in depression: systematic review.BMJ. 2002 Nov 2;325(7371):991. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7371.991. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12411354 Free PMC article.
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