Eosinophilia after commencement of clozapine treatment

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 874-876

  Chatterton, Ray ^a  

^a WOLSTON PARK HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Commencement of treatment; Eosinophilia

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

EID: 0031458428     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709065515     Document Type: Article

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