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GUIDELINES

World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Schizophrenia, Part 1: Update 2012 on the acute treatment of schizophrenia and the management of treatment resistance

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Pages 318-378 | Received 16 May 2012, Accepted 18 May 2012, Published online: 27 Jul 2012

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