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. 1980 Nov-Dec;27(6):175–183.

Complications of Intravenous Diazepam — Adverse Psychological Reactions. (An assessment of 16,000 cases)

N Bruce Litchfield
PMCID: PMC2235739  PMID: 19598594

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