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AGOMELATINE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2024

Stephen M. Stahl
Stephen M. Stahl
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University of California, San Diego and Riverside
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Prescriber's Guide
Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology
 , pp. 5 - 10
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • AGOMELATINE
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego and Riverside
  • Book: Prescriber's Guide
  • Online publication: 03 April 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009464772.002
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  • AGOMELATINE
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego and Riverside
  • Book: Prescriber's Guide
  • Online publication: 03 April 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009464772.002
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  • AGOMELATINE
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego and Riverside
  • Book: Prescriber's Guide
  • Online publication: 03 April 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009464772.002
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