Do H2-receptor antagonists cause acute pancreatitis?

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 383-388

  Evans, Josie M M ^a   McMahon, Alex D ^a   Steinke, Douglas T ^a   McAlpine, Ritchie R ^a   MacDonald, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated database; Case control study; Confounding; H2 receptor antagonists; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; RANITIDINE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 0032417799     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1557(199811/12)7:6<383::AID-PDS377>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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