Delusional parasitosis in the elderly-treatment with sulpiride

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 62-64

  Chiu, Helen F K ^a   Ungvari, Gabor S ^a   Wong, Chung Kwong ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIMOZIDE; SULPIRIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NOTE; PARASITOSIS; PARKINSONISM; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029894252     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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