Delusions of parasitosis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 997-999

  Edlich, Richard F ^a   Cross, Catherine L ^a   Wack, Courtney A ^a   Long III, William B ^a  

^a LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ANAMNESIS; DELUSION OF PARASITOSIS; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DELUSIONS OF PARASITOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MENTAL DISEASE; PARASITOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DELUSIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PARASITIC DISEASES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RISPERIDONE;

EID: 70349168477     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.07.013     Document Type: Review

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