How to treat bipolar II depression and bipolar II mixed depression? - A reply to Benazzi [4]

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-

  Calabrese, Joseph R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM;

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1942443173     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145703003961     Document Type: Letter

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