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  1. The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, New York
  2. Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York
  3. Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Institute of Behavioral Science, Manhasset, New York
  4. Corresponding author: Jose M. Rubio, MD, Zucker Hillside Hospital—Ambulatory Care Pavilion, Division of Psychiatry Research, Ste PRA-17, 75-59 263rd St, Glen Oaks, NY 11004 ([email protected]).
  5. Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc., Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, West Chester, Pennsylvania
  6. Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc., Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, West Chester, Pennsylvania
  7. Teva UK Limited, Global Medical Affairs, Harlow, United Kingdom
  8. Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc., Clinical and Real World Evidence Statistics, West Chester, Pennsylvania
  9. Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc., Clinical and Real World Evidence Statistics, West Chester, Pennsylvania
  10. The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, New York
  11. Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York
  12. Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Institute of Behavioral Science, Manhasset, New York
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