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. 2005 Nov 22;173(11):1320-1.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.051421. Epub 2005 Nov 4.

Paroxetine (Paxil) and congenital malformations

Megan Williams  1 , Eric Wooltorton
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Paroxetine (Paxil) and congenital malformations

Megan Williams et al. CMAJ. .
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