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GUIDELINES

World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Eating Disorders

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Pages 400-443 | Received 30 Jun 2011, Accepted 30 Jun 2011, Published online: 03 Oct 2011

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