Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 346-348 , September 2007

Should Anticholinergic Drugs Be Used for Neuroleptic-Induced Acute Akathisia?

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PII: S0196-0644(07)00372-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.03.012

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 346-348 , September 2007

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