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. 2015 Oct;5(5):314-5.
doi: 10.1177/2045125315591915.

Paradoxical worsening of tics with haloperidol

Kamal Nath  1 , Arnab Bhattacharya  2 , Susmita Hazarika  1 , Debjit Roy  1 , Samir Kumar Praharaj  3
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Paradoxical worsening of tics with haloperidol

Kamal Nath et al. Ther Adv Psychopharmacol. 2015 Oct.
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