Pseudophaeochromocytoma syndrome associated with clozapine
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We thank Roswitha Frommhold of the nursing staff for excellent patient care and Harry R Büller, Amsterdam, for his helpful criticism. Contributors: TS and SMS had the original idea for the study, recruited a large number of patients, created the trial database, analysed the data, and wrote the paper. BS conducted statistical analysis and recruited patients. UH advised on data collection and analysed the data. JB recruited patients for the study. HES revised the final version of the manuscript and is the guarantor of the paper. All authors approved the final version of the paper. Funding: Sanofi-synthelabo, Berlin, and medi-Bayreuth, Bayreuth. Competing interests: None declared.
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