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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

K Sayal  and
PA Cotter
PA Cotter
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, England
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Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 1996 , pp. 124
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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