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A Severe Case of Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release Monotherapy-Associated Visual Hallucinations and Delirium in a Female Patient with Major Depressive Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Chi-Un Pae
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 15 , Issue 9 , September 2010 , pp. 601 - 602
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