Life after clozapine

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-221

  Baker, Melanie ^a   White, Tom ^b  

^a Douglas Inch Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENTAL DETERIORATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 8444233649     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.44.3.217     Document Type: Review

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