Persistent Hiccup Cured by Amantadine

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 318, Issue 11, 1988, Pages 711-

  Askenasy, J J M ^a   Boiangiu, M ^b   Davidovitch, S ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HASHARON HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE;

CASE REPORT; HICCUP; HUMAN; LETTER;

AGED; AMANTADINE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HICCUP; HUMAN;

EID: 0023867465     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198803173181118     Document Type: Letter

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