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. 2020 Jan;113(1):7-11.
doi: 10.1177/0141076819877553. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

Challenging the diagnosis of 'Havana Syndrome' as a novel clinical entity

Robert E Bartholomew  1 , Robert W Baloh  2
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Challenging the diagnosis of 'Havana Syndrome' as a novel clinical entity

Robert E Bartholomew et al. J R Soc Med. 2020 Jan.
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