Treatment of quinidine-induced diarrhea: Implications for enhanced control of atrial fibrillation in the geriatric population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 932-

  Rudusky, Basil M ^a  

^a Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; COLESTYRAMINE; QUINIDINE;

DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LETTER;

EID: 0031820598     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02742.x     Document Type: Letter

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