Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs for Schizophrenia
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Cognition, schizophrenia, and the atypical antipsychotic drugs.
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عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.4065/78.3.381-a