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. 2022 Sep-Oct;42(5):511-513.
doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000001587. Epub 2022 Aug 2.

Lethal Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction in a Patient Using a Combination of Olanzapine and Clozapine

Roos Hendrika Bouhuis, Victorine Marie Theresia van Verschuer, Rianne Johanna Zaal, Sieds Dieleman

Lethal Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction in a Patient Using a Combination of Olanzapine and Clozapine

Roos Hendrika Bouhuis et al. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2022 Sep-Oct.
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