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Comment
. 1998 Feb 21;316(7131):631.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7131.631.

SSRIs may well be best treatment for elderly depressed subjects

R J Porter, J T O'Brien
Comment

SSRIs may well be best treatment for elderly depressed subjects

R J Porter et al. BMJ. .
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