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Editorial
. 2006 Jun 10;332(7554):1346-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7554.1346.

Are older antipsychotic drugs obsolete?

Editorial

Are older antipsychotic drugs obsolete?

Rohan Ganguli et al. BMJ. .
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