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. 1985 Sep 14;291(6497):688–690. doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6497.688

Clinical management of benzodiazepine dependence.

A C Higgitt, M H Lader, P Fonagy
PMCID: PMC1416639  PMID: 2864096

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