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Editorial
. 2008 Mar 8;336(7643):516-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39510.531597.80. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

Efficacy of antidepressants

Editorial

Efficacy of antidepressants

Erick H Turner et al. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ.2008 Apr 12;336(7648);doi:10.1136/bmj.39546.427477.AD

Abstract

Is not an absolute measure, and it depends on how clinical significance is defined

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