Fulminant liver failure associated with flutamide therapy for hirsutism

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9157, 1999, Pages 983-

  Andrade, Raúl J ^a   Lucena, M Isabel ^a   Fernández, M Carmen ^a   Suárez, Francisco ^a   Montero, Jose L ^a   Fraga, Enrique ^a   Hidalgo, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUTAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345059434     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00564-4     Document Type: Article

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