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Catatonia and refractory agitation in an updated flow chart for the evaluation of emotional-behavioral disturbances in severely ill children

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Esseveld, M.M., Leroy, P.L.M.N., Leue, C. et al. Catatonia and refractory agitation in an updated flow chart for the evaluation of emotional-behavioral disturbances in severely ill children. Intensive Care Med 39, 528–529 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-012-2763-1

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