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PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY

A Randomized Trial of Clozapine Versus Other Antipsychotics for Cannabis Use Disorder in Patients With Schizophrenia

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Pages 50-63 | Published online: 11 May 2011

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