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Catatonia in an Adolescent with Prader-Willi Syndrome

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    Nico H. Bouman

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Dhossche, D.M., Bouman, N.H. Catatonia in an Adolescent with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Ann Clin Psychiatry 9, 247–253 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022308511313

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