Cardiac risk at the onset of treatment in patients treated with benzodiazepines and clozapine

European Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 419-420

  Borentain, Stephane ^a   Millet, Bruno ^b   Olie, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; CLOZAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; VALPROIC ACID; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCOPE; T WAVE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0036859174     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(02)00699-5     Document Type: Article

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