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Treatment of a patient suffering from schizophrenia and Becker muscular dystrophy with clozapine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Riccardo N. Caniato*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia Institute of Mental Health Services, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Anand Gundaberwady
Affiliation:
Institute of Mental Health Services, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Amol Deshmuck
Affiliation:
Institute of Mental Health Services, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Miguel Angel Garcia-Alcaraz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia Institute of Mental Health Services, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Bernhard T. Baune
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
*
Dr Riccardo N. Caniato Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville Queensland, Australia Tel: 61 07 47963880; Fax: 61 07 47963881; E-mail: riccardo_caniato@health.qld.gov.au

Abstract

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Type
Comment & Critique
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Munksgaard

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