Pulmonary embolism in a patient taking clozapine

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7659, 2008, Pages 1499-1501

  Srihari, Vinod H ^a   Lee, T Warren ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 47149099170     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39545.690613.47     Document Type: Article

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