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Bodyweight gain induced by psychotropic drugs: a few agents are the main culprits

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Bodyweight gain induced by psychotropic drugs: a few agents are the main culprits. Drugs Ther. Perspect 12, 13–16 (1998). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-199812070-00005

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