‘Cafe Coronaries’ in Psychiatric Patients

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 248, Issue 17, 1982, Pages 2114-

  Craig, Thomas J ^a   Richardson, Mary Ann ^a  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DYSKINESIA; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DYSKINESIA, DRUG-INDUCED; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 0020475813     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1982.03330170022014     Document Type: Letter

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