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Association between chlorpromazine therapy and necrotizing colitis: Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. A. M. Hay F.R.C.S.

    Present address: Department of Surgery, The Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, W12 OHS, London, England

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Hay, A.M. Association between chlorpromazine therapy and necrotizing colitis: Report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 21, 380–382 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586674

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