The effect of clozapine on the course of illness in chronic schizophrenia: Focus on treatment outcome in out-patients

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 265-272

  Joffe, G ^a,b   Venalainen E ^b   Tupala, J ^b   Hiltunen, O ^b   Wahlbeck, K ^a   Gadeke R ^a   Rimon, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

clozapine; course of illness; hebephrenic; out patients; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEBEPHRENIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030475265     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-199612000-00008     Document Type: Article

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