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Interferon-alpha induced mania during the adjuvant treatment of malignant melanoma

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Ni Mhaolain, A.M., Thakore, J.H. Interferon-alpha induced mania during the adjuvant treatment of malignant melanoma. Ir J Med Sci 176, 137–139 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-007-0016-z

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