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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Peter Simmons
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatrics, Sarah Herzog Memorial Hospital, POB 35300, Jerusalem 91351, Israel
Esther-Lee Marcus
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatrics, Sarah Herzog Memorial Hospital, POB 35300, Jerusalem 91351, Israel
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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