The use of long-term, low-dose erythromycin in treating persistent gastric stasis [3]

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 430-433

  Hunter, Alice ^a   Regnard, Claud ^a,b   Armstrong, Christine ^b  

^a St Oswald's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; DOMPERIDONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; FOOD INTAKE; GASTRIC STASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NAUSEA; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH MOTILITY; VOMITING;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GASTROPARESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 19444374997     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.03.004     Document Type: Letter

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