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Uneventful use of haloperidol and trihehexyphenidyl during three consecutive pregnancies

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  1. Neuropsychiatry and Headache Clinic, 10867, Pratap Nagar, New Delhi, 110007, India

    D. N. Mendhekar

  2. Department of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, 560029, India

    Chittaranjan Andrade

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Mendhekar, D.N., Andrade, C. Uneventful use of haloperidol and trihehexyphenidyl during three consecutive pregnancies. Arch Womens Ment Health 14, 83–84 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-010-0192-0

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