Unusual combination: Polydipsia with hypernatremia in a schizophrenic patient

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-40

  Lerner, Vladimir E ^a   Miodownik, Chanoch ^b   Libov, Igor M ^a   Kotler, Moshe ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRINKING; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

DRINKING; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

EID: 0033654603     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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