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Marked improvement in tardive dyskinesia following treatment with olanzapine in an elderly subject

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. O'Brien  and
R. Barber
J. O'Brien
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Health of the Elderly, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Castleside Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE
R. Barber
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Health of the Elderly, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Castleside Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 172 , Issue 2 , February 1998 , pp. 186
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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