The department of psychiatry is established at Narayana medical college and hospital, chintareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh in the year with three postgraduate training seats, with the aim of providing comprehensive mental health care services to large population with most patients belonging to rural areas and lower socio-economic backgrounds.
The department provides services under Aarogya Sree and EHS scheme along with institutions own Narayana aarogyamasthu scheme to ensure accessible and affordable mental health care.The department also provides special paid room admissions for those who requests for the same.
The department is actively involved in conducting mental health awareness programmes outreach camps and community-based initiatives in villages, schools, colleges to reduce stigma and to improve early identification of psychiatric illness.
We have dedicated inpatient facilities with adequate bed strength for the management of acute psychiatric conditions, deaddiction and severe mental health illnesses requiring close monitoring.
Our department is equipped with necessary clinical infrastructure and psychological assessment tools for detailed evaluation and management of a wide range of psychiatric disorders.
We provide services including pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, deaddiction services, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric mental health care, and consultation liaison psychiatry
We have a team of well qualified experienced and academically oriented faculty, who are actively involved in teaching, research and patient care.
The department is supported by qualified psychologists, trained psychiatric nursing staff, who provides continuous patient care, medication administration, monitoring and assistance in therapeutic and emergency situations.
The department has secure closed ward facilities for patients requiring closed supervision to ensure safety and effective clinical management
Dedicated security services are available to maintain safety, prevent absconding and to assist in managing emergencies within the department.
Emergency psychiatric services are provided round the clock for psychiatric emergencies such as suicidal behaviour, acute agitation, delirium, substance intoxication and withdrawal states.
The department is committed to training postgraduates, undergraduate students and interns in recognising and managing common psychiatric conditions with emphasis on holistic and ethical care.
The department provides consultation liaison services to across specialities effectively linking psychiatry with medicine and neurology for comprehensive management to patients with overlapping physical and mental health conditions.
Regular academic activities such as case presentations, seminars, journal clubs, topic discussions, group discussions and continuing medical education programmes are conducted to enhance clinical knowledge and research aptitude among students.
The department also maintains a good collection of standard textbooks, reference materials, psychological assessment tools to support academic and clinical training the psychiatric ward is fully equipped to handle emergencies and facilitate transfer to the ICU when needed.
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 DR . V.V.Seshamma is aged about 69 years is a senior most professor & HOD in the department of Psychiatry with 40 years of clinical and 26 years of teaching experience.
EDUCATIONAL BACK GROUND
ADMINISTRATIVE BACK GROUND
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PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTION :Â
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ACADEMICS FOR UNDERGRADUATE
ACADEMICS FOR POST-GRADUATE
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Speciality clinics |
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Child and adolescent psychiatry |
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Schizophrenia |
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De addiction |
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Geriatric mental health, psychomotor clinic, memory clinic |
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Family counselling and child guidance clinic |
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Community psychiatry |
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TITLE OF THE BOOK |
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AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING-TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY |
SCHACTBERG |
5TH |
1 |
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2 |
BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES IN MEDICAL PRACTICE |
MANJU MEHTA |
1ST |
2 |
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3 |
BESIDE APPROACH TO CLINICAL NEUROLOGY |
GAMI N.K. |
2ND |
1 |
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BIPOLAR DISORDER IN YOUNG PEOPLE:A PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION MANNUAL |
CRAIG A.MACNED |
1ST |
1 |
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5 |
BRAIN ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMORY |
GAUGH,JAMES MC., |
1ST |
1 |
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6 |
CASE FORMULATION IN CONGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THRAPY |
NICHOLAS TARRIER |
1ST |
1 |
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7 |
CASE PRESENTATIONS IN PSYCHIATRY |
BHUGRA DINESH |
1ST |
1 |
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8 |
CASEBOOK OF PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICENE |
JAMES A.BOURGEOIS |
2nd |
1 |
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9 |
CEREBRAL MUSINGS |
ES.KRISHNAMOORTHY |
3rd |
1 |
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10 |
CLINICAL HAND BOOK OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS |
KALYANA.Z |
9TH |
1 |
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11 |
CLINICAL MANNUAL OF PAIN MANAGEMENT IN PSYCHIATRY |
RAPHAEL |
4th |
1 |
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12 |
CLINICAL MANNUAL OF THE PSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS |
CLAUDIO |
5th |
1 |
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13 |
CLINICAL MANUAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE |
wise |
1ST |
1 |
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14 |
CLINICAL MEDICINE |
KRISHNA DAS K.V. |
1ST |
1 |
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15 |
CLINICAL PAEDIATRIC NUEROLOGY |
FENICHEL |
4RH |
2 |
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16 |
CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY |
SLATER ELIOT |
3RD |
2 |
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17 |
COMPERHENSIVE TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHIATRY |
SADOCK |
9TH |
3 |
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18 |
CONCISE TEXT BOOK OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY |
KAPLAN |
7TH |
2 |
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19 |
CONCISE TEXT BOOK OF PSYCHIATRY |
VMD NAMBOODIRI |
3RD |
2 |
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20 |
CONSICE TEXTBOOK OF PSYCIATRY |
SADOCK |
3RD |
1 |
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21 |
CONTEMPORARY PSYCHIATRY VOL – 1&3 |
HENN |
1ST |
6 |
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22 |
CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHIATRY: A PRACTICAL GUIDE |
BHUGRA |
1ST |
1 |
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23 |
CYBER PSYCHIATRY |
SUDHIR BHAVE |
1ST |
1 |
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24 |
DEFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS |
TRIPATHY |
1ST |
2 |
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25 |
DEPRESSION AND DIABETES |
WAYNE KATON |
3RD |
1 |
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26 |
DEPRESSIVE DISEASE |
VENKOBA RAO |
1ST |
1 |
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27 |
DSM-1V-TR MENTALL DISORDERS:DIAGNOSIS,ETIOLOGYS TREATMENT |
FIRST |
1ST |
1 |
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28 |
EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY |
ARUND,DOUGLAS |
1ST |
2 |
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29 |
ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF PSYCHOLOGY |
MOHAN KUMAR |
1ST |
1 |
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30 |
ESSENTIALS OF CHILD PSYCHIATRY |
M.S.BHATIA |
1ST |
2 |
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31 |
ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRY |
MS BHATIA |
4TH |
2 |
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32 |
FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE |
RC JILOHA |
1ST |
1 |
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33 |
GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH AT A GLANCE |
TIWARI |
1ST |
1 |
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34 |
HAND BOOK OF CONGNITIVE HYPNOTHERAPHY FOR DEPRESSION:AN EVIDENCE-BASED-APPROACH |
ASSEN ALLADIN |
1ST |
1 |
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35 |
HAND BOOK OF DIMENTINA |
NILAMADHAB KAR |
2ND |
1 |
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36 |
HAND BOOK OF LIAISON PSYCHIATRY |
GEOFFERY |
1ST |
1 |
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37 |
HANDBOOK OF DEMENTIA |
NILIMA DHABKAR |
1ST |
1 |
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38 |
HANDBOOK OF DEMENTIA |
NIALMADHAHKAR |
2ND |
1 |
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39 |
HANDBOOK OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUG THERAPY |
JEDDERFOLD F.ROSENBOUM |
7th |
1 |
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40 |
HARRISON’S NEUROLOGY IN CLINICAL MEDICINE |
STEPHEN |
3RD |
1 |
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41 |
ICD-10 CASE BOOK:THE MANY FACES OF MENTAL DISORDERS |
USTUN |
1ST |
3 |
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42 |
IPS TEXTBOOK OF SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL MEDICINE |
MURUGESH VAISHNAV |
1ST |
1 |
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43 |
IPS TEXTBOOK OF UNDERGRADUATE PSYCHIATRY |
P.K. SINGH |
1ST |
1 |
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44 |
KAPLAN & SADOCK’S COMPREHENSIVE TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHIATRY VOL -I&II |
SADOCK |
10TH |
4 |
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45 |
KAPLAN AND SADOCKS COMPREHENSIVE TEXT BOOK OF PSYCHIATRY VOL-2 |
SADOCK |
8TH |
1 |
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46 |
KAUFMANS CLINICAL NEUROLOGY FOR PSYCHIATRY |
KAUFMANS |
8TH |
1 |
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47 |
MANUAL OF CLINICAL EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY |
JAMES RANDOLPH |
1ST |
2 |
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48 |
MANUAL OF CLINICAL EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY |
HILLARD |
1ST |
2 |
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49 |
MEDICAL EXPLANATION REVIEW(MCQ) IN PSYCHIATRY |
AHUJA N. |
1ST |
1 |
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50 |
MEDICAL RECORDS ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT |
MOGLI |
1ST |
1 |
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51 |
MEDICINE BUSTER |
DARMENDRA SHARMA |
1ST |
1 |
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52 |
MENTAL HEALTH (AN INDIAN PERCEPTIVE 1946-2003) |
AGARWAL S.P. |
1ST |
1 |
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53 |
MUNN’S INTRODUCTION TO PSYCOLOGY |
FERNOLD |
5TH |
2 |
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54 |
NEURO BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS |
STRUB RICHARD |
1ST |
1 |
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55 |
NEW OXFORD TEXT BOOK OF PSYCHIATRY |
GELDER |
1ST |
2 |
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56 |
NEW OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHIATRY |
JOHN GEDDES |
3RD |
1 |
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57 |
NEW OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHIATRY VOL – I&II |
GELDER |
2ND |
1 |
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58 |
ON CALL PSYCHIATRY |
BERNSTEIN |
2ND |
1 |
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59 |
ONCALL:PSYCHIATRY |
BERNSTEIN |
1ST |
1 |
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60 |
ORGANIC PSYCHIATRY |
LISHMAN |
3RD |
1 |
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61 |
OXFORD HAND BOOK OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE |
SIGER |
1ST |
2 |
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62 |
110 PUZZLING CASES OF EPILEPOSY |
SCHMIDT |
1ST |
1 |
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63 |
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EYE |
RAVINDRAN |
1ST |
1 |
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64 |
PRIMARY PREVENTION OF MENTAL NEUROLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS |
WHO |
1ST |
1 |
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65 |
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY |
AGRONIN |
2ND |
1 |
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66 |
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY |
MOHAMMED I ABOU-SALEH |
3RD |
1 |
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67 |
PSYCHATRY |
TASMAN |
3RD |
2 |
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68 |
PSYCHIATRIC DRUG DIRECTORY |
AHUJA NIRAJ |
1ST |
1 |
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69 |
PSYCHIATRY |
CUTLER |
2ND |
1 |
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70 |
PSYCHIATRY 2ND ED |
RODERICK SHANER |
1ST |
2 |
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71 |
PSYCHIATRY LECTURE NOTES |
GAUTAM GULATI |
11TH |
1 |
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72 |
PSYCHIATRY UPDATE |
E.MOHAN DAS |
1ST |
1 |
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73 |
RECENT ADVANCES IN PSYCHIATRY |
ANIL KAKUNJE |
1ST |
2 |
|
74 |
RECENT ADVANCES IN PSYCHIATRY VOL – 1 |
VYAS J.S. |
1ST |
1 |
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75 |
RUTTER’S CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY |
THAPAR |
7TH |
1 |
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76 |
RUTTER’S CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHITARY |
ANITA THAPAR |
6TH |
1 |
|
77 |
50 SIGNS OF MENTALL ILLNESS |
HICKS |
1ST |
1 |
|
78 |
SHORT TEXT BOOK OF PSYCHIATRY |
M S BHATIA |
6TH |
1 |
|
79 |
STRESS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE |
BENGT B.ARNETZ |
8th |
1 |
|
80 |
STUDY GUIDE TO DSM-IV |
FAUMAN |
1ST |
2 |
|
81 |
SUICIDE IN PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS |
ROBERTO TATARELLI |
1ST |
1 |
|
82 |
TASMAN’S PSYCHIATRY VOL – 1 – 6 |
TASMAN |
5TH |
6 |
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83 |
TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHIATRY – VOL-1&2 |
HALES ROBERT |
1ST |
1 |
|
84 |
TEST BOOK OF PSYCHIATRY |
NAMBOODRI |
1ST |
1 |
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85 |
TEXTBOOK OF ADDICTION TREATMENT: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES VOL -1-4 |
GUELBALY |
1ST |
2 |
|
86 |
TEXTBOOK OF ANXIETY DISORDERS |
DAN J.STEIN |
1ST |
1 |
|
87 |
TEXTBOOK OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY |
DAN G.BLAZER |
4TH |
1 |
|
88 |
TEXTBOOK OF POSTGRADUATE |
VYAS/AHUJA |
2ND |
1 |
|
89 |
TEXTBOOK OF POSTGRADUATE PSYCHIATRY |
JN VYAS |
2ND |
2 |
|
90 |
TEXTBOOK OF POSTGRADUATE PSYCHIATRY VOL-I&ii |
VYAS |
3RD |
1 |
|
91 |
TEXTBOOK OF POSTGRADUATE PSYCHIATRY VOL -1&2 |
VYAS JN |
3RD |
2 |
|
92 |
THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PUBLISHING TEXTBOOK OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY |
STEFFENS |
6TH |
1 |
|
93 |
THE MENTAL HEALTH DESK REFERENCE |
WELFEL |
1ST |
1 |
|
94 |
THE PSYCHO PHARMACOLOGY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA |
MICHAEL |
1ST |
1 |
|
95 |
TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS |
JAMBUR ANANTH |
1ST |
1 |
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96 |
WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH |
PRABHAS & CHANDRA |
1ST |
1 |
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TOTAL NO. OF BOOKS |
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|
134 |
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INDIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY |
FULL TEXT |
MEDKNOW |
INDIAN |
OFFLINE |
2025 |
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2 |
FULL TEXT |
DELNET |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
1980-2025 |
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3 |
FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2008-2026 |
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4 |
FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2007-2026 |
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5 |
FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2015-2026 |
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6 |
FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2021-2025 |
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7 |
FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2007-2026 |
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8 |
FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2007-2026 |
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9 |
FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2007-2026 |
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10 |
FULL TEXT |
DELNET |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2017-2025 |
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11 |
FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2007-2025 |
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12 |
FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2007-2026 |
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13 |
FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
FOREIGN |
ONLINE |
2007-2026 |
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ONLINE |
2007-2026 |
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2007-2026 |
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2007-2026 |
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ONLINE |
2007-2026 |
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FULL TEXT |
CLINICAL KEY |
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ONLINE |
2017-2025 |
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