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Electroconvulsive therapy transformed by the correct choice of anaesthetic drugs for the individual patient

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Electroconvulsive therapy transformed by the correct choice of anaesthetic drugs for the individual patient. Drugs Ther. Perspect 22, 12–16 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-200622060-00004

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