Cimetidine and dapsone-mediated methaemoglobinaemia [7]

Anaesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1188-

  Mehta, M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; DAPSONE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYLAMINE;

ACETYLATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; LETTER; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIMETIDINE; DAPSONE; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 35048879176     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05332.x     Document Type: Letter

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