The role of phenoconversion in the pharmacogenetics of psychiatric medication.

Pharmacogenomics

Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics & Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt - Goethe University, Frankfurt, 60528, Germany.

Published: June 2023

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