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Comment
. 2016 Nov;19(4):e24.
doi: 10.1136/eb-2016-102474. Epub 2016 Sep 9.

Lack of clinically useful response predictors for treating aggression and agitation in Alzheimer's disease with citalopram

Nathan Herrmann  1
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Lack of clinically useful response predictors for treating aggression and agitation in Alzheimer's disease with citalopram

Nathan Herrmann. Evid Based Ment Health. 2016 Nov.
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Competing interests: NH has received consultation fees from Astellas, Merck and Lilly.

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