Galactorrhoea may be associated with methadone use

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7549, 2006, Pages 1071-

  Bennett, Jennifer ^a   Whale, Richard ^b  

^a Brighton Health Care NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; PROLACTIN; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GALACTORRHEA; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER;

ADULT; FEMALE; GALACTORRHEA; HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33646493679     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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