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Letter to the Editor

Addressing negative symptoms of schizophrenia pharmacologically with cariprazine: evidence from clinical trials, a real-world study, and clinical cases

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Pages 1467-1468 | Received 10 Aug 2021, Accepted 12 Aug 2021, Published online: 25 Aug 2021

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