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Combining antidepressants; guidelines and doctor dilemmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2013

Haider Hussain
Affiliation:
Consultant Psychiatrist, St Brigid's Hospital Ardee, Co. Louth Ireland
John Lyne
Affiliation:
Consultant Psychiatrist, St Brigid's Hospital Ardee, Co. Louth Ireland
Mac Dara McCauley*
Affiliation:
Consultant Psychiatrist, St Brigid's Hospital Ardee, Co. Louth Ireland

Abstract

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Type
Correpondence
Copyright
Copyright © College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 2013 

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