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Dexamethasone Suppression Test Predicts Response to Nomifensine Or Amitriptyline

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Helmut Beckmann ,
Bernd Holzmüller  and
Peter Fleckenstein
Helmut Beckmann
Affiliation:
Central Institute of Mental Health, 6800 Mannheim 1, J 5, Federal Republic of Germany
Bernd Holzmüller
Affiliation:
Central Institute of Mental Health, 6800 Mannheim 1, J 5, Federal Republic of Germany
Peter Fleckenstein
Affiliation:
Central Institute of Mental Health, 6800 Mannheim 1, J 5, Federal Republic of Germany
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 144 , Issue 4 , April 1984 , pp. 440 - 441
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Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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