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Urinary retention in a young female schizophrenic treated successfully by administration of diazepam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Thérèse O'Neill
Affiliation:
The Nova Scotia Hospital, PO Box 1004, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 3Z9, Canada
Vincent T Greene
Affiliation:
James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
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Abstract

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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