Journal of Experimental & Clinical Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 181-185 , August 2010

Effects of Medication and Pathophysiology on 12-lead Electrocardiograms in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

  • Pao-Huan Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Adult Psychiatry, Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shang-Ying Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, Po-Jen General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 252 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Hsuan Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 29 December 2009 ,Revised 17 March 2010 ,Accepted 27 April 2010.

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PII: S1878-3317(10)60028-9

doi: 10.1016/S1878-3317(10)60028-9

Journal of Experimental & Clinical Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 181-185 , August 2010

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