Carisoprodol withdrawal syndrome resembling neuroleptic malignant syndrome: Diagnostic dilemma
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0970-9185
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.173346