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Neuroendocrine Rhythms in a Patient with the Kleine–Levin Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

C. Thompson ,
R. Obrecht ,
C. Franey ,
J. Arendt  and
S. A. Checkley
C. Thompson*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, Reynolds Building, St Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP
R. Obrecht
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital
C. Franey
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Surrey
J. Arendt
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Surrey
S. A. Checkley
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5
*
∗Correspondence
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 147 , Issue 4 , October 1985 , pp. 440 - 443
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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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