Pulmonary embolism in the ECT patient: a case report and discussion

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-89

  Singh, Gagandeep ^a   Wahi, Shalini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbid medical and psychiatry; ECT; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE;

AGED; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349028994     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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