Hepatic failure associated with imipramine therapy

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-80

  Ilan, Y ^a,c   Samuel, D ^b   Reynes, M ^b   Tur Kaspa, Ran ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIPRAMINE; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029960317     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979549     Document Type: Article

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