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Late-onset liver abnormalities associated with long-term lofepramine treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

PA Cotter
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, England
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Abstract

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Letters to the Editor
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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