Acute Intermittent Porphyria Presenting Solely with Psychosis: A Case Report and Discussion
β Scribed by Kumar, Bharat
- Book ID
- 120569474
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1545-7206
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