Continuation of clozapine treatment: Practice makes perfect

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 211-213

  Whiskey, Eromona ^b   Wykes, Til ^a   Duncan McConnell, Denise ^b   Haworth, Elke ^a   Walsh, Nick ^a   Hastilow, Sarah ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG PROGRAM; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUTROPENIA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSIS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0037983768     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.27.6.211     Document Type: Article

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