Late-onset agranulocytosis in a patient with schizophrenia after 17 months of clozapine treatment [3]

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 522-523

  Bhanji, Nadeem H ^a   Margolese, Howard C ^a   Chouinard, Guy ^a   Turnier, Luc ^a  

^a Allan Memorial Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; GABAPENTIN; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0141817113     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000088917.02635.7a     Document Type: Letter

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