Prescribing practices of clozapine in India: Results of a opinion survey of psychiatrists

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-231

  Shrivastava, Amresh ^a   Shah, Nilesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

AGRANULOCYTOSIS; DEATH; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; INDIA; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 77953428979     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.55097     Document Type: Letter

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