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01-07-2020 | Antidepressant Drugs | Letter to the Editors

Idiopathic RBD: the role of gender

Authors: Alessandra Castelnuovo, Sara Marelli, Samantha Mombelli, Maria Salsone, Luigi Ferini-Strambi

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 7/2020

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Title: Idiopathic RBD: the role of gender
Authors: Alessandra Castelnuovo
Sara Marelli
Samantha Mombelli
Maria Salsone
Luigi Ferini-Strambi
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Antidepressant Drugs
Antidepressant Drugs
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09968-0

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