Chest pain in a young patient treated with prazosin for PTSD

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 618-619

  Nuzhat, Syeda Shazia ^a   Osser, David Neal ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZOSIN;

ADULT; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; THORAX PAIN; VETERAN;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CHEST PAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PRAZOSIN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 66149165916     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08111697     Document Type: Letter

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