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Calcium Therapy for Neuroleptic-Induced Extrapyramidal Symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

M. L. D. Fernando
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario St Thomas Psychiatric Hospital St Thomas Ontario Canada N5P 3V9
R. Manchanda
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario St Thomas Psychiatric Hospital St Thomas Ontario Canada N5P 3V9
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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