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Effect of preoperative discontinuation of antipsychotics in schizophrenic patients on outcome during and after anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

A. Kudoh
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Hirosaki National Hospital Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
H. Katagai
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Hirosaki National Hospital Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
H. Takase
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Hirosaki National Hospital Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
T. Takazawa
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Hirosaki National Hospital Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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