Symptomatic myopathy due to red yeast rice [7]

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 474-475

  Mueller, Paul S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MONASCUS PURPUREUS EXTRACT; MULTIVITAMIN; SIMVASTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; RED YEAST RICE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LETTER; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE DISEASE;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 33749184642     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-6-200609190-00021     Document Type: Letter

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