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The effect of having multiple providers on antidepressant discontinuation in pregnancy: a case report

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  1. The Fish Center for Women Health, Suite #402, 850 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA

    Orit Avni-Barron

  2. Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada

    Renu Gupta

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Avni-Barron, O., Gupta, R. The effect of having multiple providers on antidepressant discontinuation in pregnancy: a case report. Arch Womens Ment Health 15, 317–319 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-012-0284-0

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