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Tourette's syndrome and the amygdaloid complex

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sheila L. Handley
Affiliation:
Pharmaceutical Sciences Institute, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET
Andrew C. McCreary
Affiliation:
Pharmaceutical Sciences Institute, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET
Serdar M. Dursun
Affiliation:
Pharmaceutical Sciences Institute, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET
Hugh Rickards
Affiliation:
The Uffculme Clinic Birmingham
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