Pericardial effusion in patients with schizophrenia: Are they on clozapine?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 383-384

  Raju, P ^a   Rao, G K ^a   Davis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 45149095814     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.056879     Document Type: Article

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