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Comment
. 2014 Oct 9:349:g5614.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.g5614.

Link between FDA antidepressant warnings and increased suicide attempts in young people is questionable

Mark Olfson  1 , Michael Schoenbaum  2
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Comment

Link between FDA antidepressant warnings and increased suicide attempts in young people is questionable

Mark Olfson et al. BMJ. .
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