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Assessment of routine laboratory screening of adult psychiatric patients presenting to an emergency centre in Cape Town
Andreas Crede, Heike Geduld, Lee Wallis
Abstract
Our study suggests that routine laboratory screening provides no additional information to that obtained from a thorough history and clinical examination in patients at high risk of having an underlying medical cause of presenting psychotic symptoms.
Authors' affiliations
Andreas Crede, Stellenbosch University
Heike Geduld, Stellenbosch University
Lee Wallis, Stellenbosch University
Keywords
Laboratory screening, psychiatry
Cite this article
South African Medical Journal 2011;101(12):891.
Article History
Date submitted: 2011-02-01
Date published: 2011-11-28
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