Quinine-induced hepatotoxicity

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-34

  Farver, Debra K ^a   Lavin, Megan N ^b  

^a S Dakota Stt Univ Sacred Heart H   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Quinine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; QUINIDINE; QUININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG CRAMP; LIVER TOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LIVER DISEASES; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUININE;

EID: 0032924643     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.18172     Document Type: Article

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