Autoimmune encephalitis in psychiatric institutions: current perspectives
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Autoimmune encephalitis in psychiatric institutions: current perspectives
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1178-2021
DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s82380