Psychiatry Research
Volume 137, Issue 1 , Pages 61-70 , 15 November 2005

A three-year follow-up study of patients with the respiratory subtype of panic disorder after treatment with clonazepam

  • Antonio E. Nardi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Panic & Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Visconde de Pirajá, 407/702, Rio de Janeiro-RJ-22410-003, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 21 2521 6147; fax: +55 21 2523 6839.
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  • Alexandre M. Valença

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Panic & Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Visconde de Pirajá, 407/702, Rio de Janeiro-RJ-22410-003, Brazil
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  • Isabella Nascimento

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Panic & Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Visconde de Pirajá, 407/702, Rio de Janeiro-RJ-22410-003, Brazil
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  • Fabiana L. Lopes

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Panic & Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Visconde de Pirajá, 407/702, Rio de Janeiro-RJ-22410-003, Brazil
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  • Marco A. Mezzasalma

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Panic & Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Visconde de Pirajá, 407/702, Rio de Janeiro-RJ-22410-003, Brazil
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  • Rafael C. Freire

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Panic & Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Visconde de Pirajá, 407/702, Rio de Janeiro-RJ-22410-003, Brazil
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  • André B. Veras

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Panic & Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Visconde de Pirajá, 407/702, Rio de Janeiro-RJ-22410-003, Brazil
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  • Walter A. Zin

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Respiration Physiology, Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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  • Marcio Versiani

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Panic & Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Visconde de Pirajá, 407/702, Rio de Janeiro-RJ-22410-003, Brazil

Received 14 September 2004 ,Revised 9 February 2005 ,Accepted 25 May 2005.

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PII: S0165-1781(05)00201-5

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.05.011

Psychiatry Research
Volume 137, Issue 1 , Pages 61-70 , 15 November 2005

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