Toxicity of chronic paracetamol ingestion [1]

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1543-1544

  Watelet, J ^a   Laurent, V ^a   Bressenot, A ^a   Bronowicki, J P ^a   Larrey, D ^b   Peyrin Biroulet, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PAIN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 36549020125     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03503.x     Document Type: Letter

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