Delusional parasitosis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1470-

  Wilson, Floranne C ^a   Uslan, Daniel Z ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCRATCHING; SHARED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER; SOMATIC DELUSION;

EID: 7544249709     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/79.11.1470     Document Type: Article

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