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A controlled trial of modified electroconvulsive therapy in schizophrenia in a Nigerian teaching hospital

D I Ukpong1, R O A Makanjuola, O Morakinyo

  • 1Department of Mental Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

West African Journal of Medicine
|May 15, 2003
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