Metronidazole and risk of acute pancreatitis: A population-based case-control study

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 415-420

  Norgaard M ^a,b,d   Ratanajamit, T C ^a,c   Jacobsen, J ^a   Skriver, M V ^a   Pedersen, L ^a   Sorensen H T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TETRACYCLINE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 14644435737     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02344.x     Document Type: Article

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