Drug-induced myopathies

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 541-545

  Argov, Zohar ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; QUADRIPLEGIA; STEROIDS;

EID: 0033782823     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019052-200010000-00006     Document Type: Article

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