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Naltrexone as a treatment of self-injurious behavior: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

H. Griengl*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Social Psychiatry, University Hospital, Vienna, Austria
K. Dantendorfer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Social Psychiatry, University Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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*Correspondence and reprints.
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Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS 2001

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