Postoperative neuroleptic malignant syndrome. A case report
β Scribed by P. Patel; G. Bristow
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 269 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1496-8975
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