Ergotism: A change of persepective

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 265-268

  Ayarragaray, Javier Eduardo Ferrari ^a  

^a Sanatorio Mitre   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERGOTISM; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL ISCHEMIA; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; ERGOTAMINE; ERGOTISM; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 84890556607     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: 16155947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.02.005     Document Type: Review

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