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. 2021 Jul 10;398(10295):120.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00931-4.

Benzodiazepines for the long-term treatment of anxiety disorders? - Authors' reply

Brenda W J H Penninx  1 , Daniel S Pine  2 , Emily A Holmes  3 , Andreas Reif  4
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Benzodiazepines for the long-term treatment of anxiety disorders? - Authors' reply

Brenda W J H Penninx et al. Lancet. .
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Comment on

  • Anxiety disorders.
    Penninx BW, Pine DS, Holmes EA, Reif A. Penninx BW, et al. Lancet. 2021 Mar 6;397(10277):914-927. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00359-7. Epub 2021 Feb 11. Lancet. 2021. PMID: 33581801 Free PMC article. Review.
  • Benzodiazepines for the long-term treatment of anxiety disorders?
    Tibrewal P, Looi JCL, Allison S, Bastiampillai T. Tibrewal P, et al. Lancet. 2021 Jul 10;398(10295):119-120. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00934-X. Lancet. 2021. PMID: 34246344 No abstract available.

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