Risperidone and clozapine combination for the treatment of refractory schizophrenia

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-306

  Morera, A L ^a   Barreiro, P ^b   Cano Munoz J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b Clinic Hospital de Tenerife   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic agents; Clozapine; Risperidone; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTINDOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0032892634     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb07230.x     Document Type: Article

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