Outcome following clozapine discontinuation: A retrospective analysis

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1027-1030

  Atkinson, James M ^a,b   Douglas Hall, Petrina ^a   Fischetti, Catrin ^a   Sparshatt, Anna ^a   Taylor, David M ^a  

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

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUTROPENIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH ULCER; STROKE; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER PERFORATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 34548306404     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v68n0708     Document Type: Article

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