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Akathisia During Lithium Prophylaxis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

S. M. Channabasavanna
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
Utpal Goswami
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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