A case report of zolpidem-induced somnambulism [1]

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 74-

  Sharma, Ashish ^a   Dewan, Vijay K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; VENLAFAXINE; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LETTER; MALE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SLEEP WALKING;

EID: 28944440341     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/pcc.v07n0207a     Document Type: Letter

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