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Lorazepam should no longer be used as a prototypical benzodiazepine

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  1. Department de Psicobiologia, UNIFESP, R. Napoleão de Barros, 925 CEP, 04024-002, São Paulo, Brazil

    S. Pompéia, O. F. A. Bueno & S. Tufik

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Pompéia, S., Bueno, O.F.A. & Tufik, S. Lorazepam should no longer be used as a prototypical benzodiazepine. Psychopharmacology 169, 211–212 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-003-1516-9

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