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Original Articles

Sexual dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder and its association with adherence to antipsychotic medication

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Pages 623-630 | Received 05 Apr 2018, Accepted 04 Jan 2019, Published online: 12 Mar 2019

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