Treatment of impulsive self- and other-directed aggression with fluoxetine in a man with mild mental retardation

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 367-373

  Stavinoah, Peter L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression, fluoxetine; Mental retardation; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444450664     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02578401     Document Type: Article

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