Use of methimazole and risk of acute pancreatitis: A case-control study in Taiwan

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 192-195

  Lai, Shih Wei ^a,b   Lin, Cheng Li ^a,b   Liao, Kuan Fu ^c,d,e  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; alcoholism; biliary stone; diabetes mellitus; methimazole

Indexed keywords

THIAMAZOLE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; ACUTE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHIMAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961990868     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.178841     Document Type: Article

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