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Review Article

Monitoring for antidepressant-associated adverse events in the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder: An international consensus statement

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Pages 330-348 | Received 15 Feb 2017, Accepted 06 Sep 2017, Published online: 06 Oct 2017

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