Psychiatry Research
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 249-256 , 30 June 2005

A rating scale for neuroleptic malignant syndrome

  • Perminder S. Sachdev

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationNeuropsychiatric Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 9382 3763; fax: +61 2 9382 3774.

Received 27 October 2004 ,Revised 11 May 2005 ,Accepted 12 May 2005.

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PII: S0165-1781(05)00137-X

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.05.003

Psychiatry Research
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 249-256 , 30 June 2005