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Benzodiazepines: time for reassessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

D. D. R. Williams*
Affiliation:
Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea
Andrew McBride
Affiliation:
Community Addictions Unit, Canton, Cardiff
*
Dr D. D. R. Williams, Consultant Psychiatrist, Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea SA2 0GH. Tel: 01792 516475; Fax: 01792 516410
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

Footnotes

See pp. 433–438, this issue.

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