Serotonin syndrome associated with citalopram and meperidine [4]

Psychosomatics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-363

  Altman, Evan M ^a   Manos, Gail H ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; ENOXAPARIN; FENTANYL; GATIFLOXACIN; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; HYDROMORPHONE; LANSOPRAZOLE; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECTUM CANCER; SEROTONIN SYNDROME;

EID: 34347209957     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.48.4.361-a     Document Type: Letter

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