Tourette's syndrome in children

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7479, 2004, Pages 1356-1357

  Chowdhury, Uttom ^a   Heyman, Isobel ^b  

^a Dunstable Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; HALOPERIDOL; PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE;

CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TIC;

EID: 10644265157     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7479.1356     Document Type: Editorial

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