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Benzodiazepines and Effectiveness of ECT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Eve C. Johnstone ,
J. F. W. Deakin ,
P. Lawler ,
C. D. Frith ,
Marilyn Stevens ,
K. McPherson  and
T. J. Crow
Eve C. Johnstone
Affiliation:
Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex
J. F. W. Deakin
Affiliation:
Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex
P. Lawler
Affiliation:
Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex
C. D. Frith
Affiliation:
Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex
Marilyn Stevens
Affiliation:
Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex
K. McPherson
Affiliation:
Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex
T. J. Crow
Affiliation:
Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 141 , Issue 3 , September 1982 , pp. 314 - 315
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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