TY - JOUR
AU1 - Thorén, Peter
AU2 - Åsberg, Marie
AU3 - Cronholm, Börje
AU4 - Jörnestedt, Lennart
AU5 - Träskman, Lil
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TI - Clomipramine Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: I. A Controlled Clinical Trial
JF - Archives of General Psychiatry
DO - 10.1001/archpsyc.1980.01780240079009
DA - 1980-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/clomipramine-treatment-of-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-i-a-controlled-0UXrLEbRMy
SP - 1281
EP - 1285
VL - 37
IS - 11
DP - DeepDyve
ER -