Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Caused by Haloperidol Decanoate.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Kyukyu Igakukai Zasshi
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1883-3772,0915-924X
DOI: 10.3893/jjaam.13.269