Is Really Crocus Sativus as Effective as Citalopram in the Treatment of Depression?

Pharmacopsychiatry 2018; 51(03): 105
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-105075

Letter to the Editor

Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis

¹Assoc Prof of Psychiatry, 3rd Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

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