Relationship between high serum digoxin levels and toxicity

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 366-368

  Tuncok, Y ^a   Hazan, E ^a   Oto, O ^a   Guven, H ^a   Catalyurek, H ^a   Kalkan, S ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical toxicity; Serum digoxin levels

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGOXIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TOXICITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT MONITORING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL DISORDER; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHILD; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOMITING;

EID: 0030869979     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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