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Editorial
. 2023 May;77(5):251.
doi: 10.1111/pcn.13536.

Legislation alone is not enough to reduce prescriptions of benzodiazepines

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Legislation alone is not enough to reduce prescriptions of benzodiazepines

Takashi Tsuboi. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2023 May.
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