Excited delirium

Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 276-281

  Wetli, C V ^a  

^a Suffolk County Department of Health Services   (United States)

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EID: 84859347874     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-369399-3/00311-6     Document Type: Chapter

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