Lithium carbonate: A therapeutic agent for spasmodic torticollis
β Scribed by Sachdev, Harmeet S.; Brodsky, Lewis
- Book ID
- 122548692
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 654 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1545-7206
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