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Grajić MM, Matanović DD, Railić ZK, Vukasinović M, Mustur DV, Milovanović AN. [Dysphagia rehabilitation]. ACTA CHIRURGICA IUGOSLAVICA 2009; 56:89-94. [PMID: 20218110 DOI: 10.2298/aci0903089g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Dysphagia and aspiration are important problems among the elderly population, particularly in neurological patients and patients with cancers of the oropharingeal area or laryngs. Early detection and rehabilitation are crucial because adequate management can reduce morbidity and complications like aspiration pneumonia, dehidratation and malnutrition. We overviewed rehabilitation procedures including nutritional management, postures, maneuvers, exercises and stimulation techniques and their efficacy in treatment of patients with dysphagias.
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- M M Grajić
- Medicinski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, Klinika za fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, KCS, Beograd
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Gallagher L, Naidoo P. Prescription drugs and their effects on swallowing. Dysphagia 2008; 24:159-66. [PMID: 19085036 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-008-9187-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2007] [Accepted: 08/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The impact of medications on the physiology of swallowing has received much attention in dysphagia literature. This article reviews the potential effects of medications commonly prescribed in an adult continuing care and rehabilitation facility on swallowing. An audit of medications prescribed to 153 adults accessing age-related respiratory, neurology, and learning disability services was performed. This was followed by an investigation of relevant sources to identify the potential side effects of these medications. One side effect, namely, xerostomia, which our investigations revealed could be a side effect of 24.8% of the medications used at our institution, was further investigated. The prevalence of xerostomia was then investigated in a randomly selected sample of ten subjects whose dysphagia had been confirmed by videofluoroscopy. It was found that six of the ten dysphagic clients displayed xerostomia. Review of the medications of these ten subjects indicated that all were using from three to nine drugs that could cause xerostomia. This article highlights the need for health-care professionals to consider the potential effects of these medications on swallowing and, indeed, the general presentation of clients.
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- Louise Gallagher
- Speech & Language Therapy and Audiology Department, Peamount, Newcastle, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
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Knol W, van Marum RJ, Jansen PAF, Souverein PC, Schobben AFAM, Egberts ACG. Antipsychotic drug use and risk of pneumonia in elderly people. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008; 56:661-6. [PMID: 18266664 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01625.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between antipsychotic drug use and risk of pneumonia in elderly people. DESIGN A nested case-control analysis. SETTING Data were used from the PHARMO database, which collates information from community pharmacies and hospital discharge records. PARTICIPANTS A cohort of 22,944 elderly people with at least one antipsychotic prescription; 543 cases of hospital admission for pneumonia were identified. Cases were compared with four randomly selected controls matched on index date. MEASUREMENTS Antipsychotic drug use in the year before the index date was classified as current, recent, or past use. No prescription for an antipsychotic in the year before the index date was classified as no use. The strength of the association between use of antipsychotics and the development of pneumonia was estimated using multivariate logistic regression analysis and expressed as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS Current use of antipsychotics was associated with an almost 60% increase in the risk of pneumonia (adjusted OR=1.6, 95% CI=1.3-2.1). The risk was highest during the first week after initiation of an antipsychotic (adjusted OR=4.5, 95% CI=2.8-7.3). Similar associations were found after exclusion of elderly people with a diagnosis of delirium. Current users of atypical agents showed a higher risk of pneumonia (adjusted OR=3.1, 95% CI=1.9-5.1) than users of conventional agents (adjusted OR=1.5, 95% CI=1.2-1.9). There was no clear dose-response relationship. CONCLUSION Use of antipsychotics in elderly people is associated with greater risk of pneumonia. This risk is highest shortly after the initiation of treatment, with the greatest increase in risk found for atypical antipsychotics.
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- Wilma Knol
- Department of Geriatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Hazin R, Ibrahimi OA, Hazin MI, Kimyai-Asadi A. Stevens-Johnson syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. Ann Med 2008; 40:129-38. [PMID: 18293143 DOI: 10.1080/07853890701753664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cutaneous drug reactions are the most common type of adverse drug reaction. These reactions, ranging from simple pruritic eruptions to potentially life-threatening events, are a significant cause of iatrogenic morbidity and mortality. Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a serious and potentially life-threatening cutaneous drug reaction. Although progress has been made in the management of SJS through early detection, prompt hospitalization, and immediate cessation of offending agents, the prevalence of permanent disabilities associated with SJS remains unchanged. Nevertheless, despite being a problem that is global in scope, government and health care agencies worldwide have yet to find a consensus on either diagnostic criteria or therapy for this disorder. Here, we provide the internist and emergency room physician with a brief review the SJS literature and summarize the latest recommended interventions with the hope of improving early recognition of this disease and prevention of permanent sequelae and mortality that frequently complicate SJS.
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- Ribhi Hazin
- Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Haddad AR, Coover K, Faulkner M. A pharmacist's introduction to the effects of aging on patients with cerebral palsy. THE CONSULTANT PHARMACIST : THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CONSULTANT PHARMACISTS 2007; 22:669-674. [PMID: 18198965 DOI: 10.4140/tcp.n.2007.669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To review the development of comorbidities in patients living with cerebral palsy (CP) and explore potential areas for intervention by consultant pharmacists. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE search (1993 to present) was conducted to identify literature in the English language focusing on CP and aging. Based on the initial literature evaluation, an additional search was conducted to locate literature focusing on comorbidities in CP including, but not limited to, nutritional deficiencies, medication misadventures, osteoporosis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and pain. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION All studies evaluating coexisting medical conditions associated with CP as they relate to aging. DATA SYNTHESIS CP affects nearly 500,000 adults in the United States. Spastic CP is the most common form. Chronic medical conditions typically seen in the general older adult population may occur earlier in life for patients with CP. CONCLUSION Health care maintenance issues are often overlooked in adult patients with CP. Consultant pharmacists can be helpful resources and advocates for appropriate medication therapy, monitoring, and preventive services for these patients.
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- Ann Ryan Haddad
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
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Bateman C, Leslie P, Drinnan MJ. Adult Dysphagia Assessment in the UK and Ireland: Are SLTs Assessing the Same Factors? Dysphagia 2007; 22:174-86. [PMID: 17294297 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-006-9070-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2005] [Accepted: 10/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This is the first study to examine dysphagia assessment practices of UK/Ireland speech and language therapists. The aims were to (1) examine practice patterns across clinicians, (2) determine levels of consistency in practice, and (3) compare practices of clinicians in the UK/Ireland with those previously reported of clinicians in the United States. A questionnaire, developed for earlier U.S. research, was adapted following a pilot study. The resulting email survey was completed by 296 speech and language therapists working with dysphagic adults. Respondents were asked to rate how frequently they use 31 components of a clinical dysphagia examination. Consistency was determined by calculating the percentage of respondents who agreed on frequency of use. Low frequency of use was reported for four components: trials with compensatory techniques, obtain patient's drug history, assessment of speech articulation/intelligibility, and screening/assessment of mental abilities. Variability among clinicians was high, with inconsistency observed for 6/31 components (19%) and high consistency for only 10/31 (32%). Results were compared with data from the earlier U.S. study. Notable differences in practice were observed for five components: cervical auscultation, trials with compensatory techniques, gag reflex, assessment of sensory function, and screening/assessment of mental abilities. Inconsistency among UK/Ireland clinicians was higher than in the comparator U.S. study. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Claire Bateman
- Adult Speech and Language Therapy Department, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey, UK, and Department of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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The incidence of dysphagia in the population with mental health disorders may be higher as a result of a number of factors including the nature of the psychiatric disorder, effects of psychiatric medications, co-occurring neurologic conditions, and institutionalization and behavioral changes associated with the mental illness. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dysphagia among adults with mental health disorders (MHDs) who attend acute and community mental health settings. Sixty attenders at a local area psychiatric service were assessed using a simple swallowing screening test. Subjects presented with a variety of mental health disorders and were attending an acute inpatient unit, day hospital, or long-term care setting. Thirty-two percent of those assessed demonstrated overt signs of oropharyngeal dysphagia. There was an increased prevalence in the inpatient unit (35%); the lowest prevalence of dysphagia was in those attending the day hospitals (27%). Thirty-one percent of those attending long-term care settings also had dysphagic symptoms. Twenty-three percent of individuals with schizophrenia in the total group had oropharyngeal dysphagia; this figure rose to 31% in the inpatient unit. Twenty-seven percent of individuals with bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) demonstrated overt signs of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Each of these individuals with BPAD was in an inpatient setting. The results of this study provide evidence to suggest that there is an increased incidence of dysphagia in those with mental health disorders. Of particular interest is the marked proportion (approximately one third) of those attending acute and long-term care settings with dysphagia. Possible contributing factors are discussed.
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- J Regan
- Speech and Language Therapy Department, Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Hirai E, Shirotani N, Mitsuhashi M, Seshimo A, Kameoka S. Substance P and swallowing after stroke. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 33 Suppl 2:291-2. [PMID: 17469364 DOI: 10.2217/14750708.3.2.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the field of digestive tract surgery, QOL can be significantly decreased in patients who experience recurrence or metastasis of a cancer, not only by digestive tract disorders that prevent the patient from taking a meal, but also by installation of gastric or ileus tubes. For such patients, surgical procedures aimed to palliate their symptoms are necessary, rather than radical surgeries. We examined 24 cases at our department, for which operations were performed with the aim of palliating their symptoms, during the 4-year period from October 2001 to December 2005. Sixteen (89%) out of 18 symptomatic cases (i.e. patients who could not take a meal, or who had undergone tracheal intubation) exhibited confirmed improvement in their symptoms after the operations. On the other hand, we also experienced one case in which installation of an ileus tube was necessary after the operation (1 case, 5.5%). Five patients (20.9%) died after the operation, before they were discharged from the hospital. For such patients, additional minimally invasive procedures should have been taken into consideration.
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- Eiichi Hirai
- Dept. of Surgery II, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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Kaplan KA, Beierle EA, Faro A, Eskin TA, Flotte TR. Recurrent pneumonia in children: a case report and approach to diagnosis. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2006; 45:15-22. [PMID: 16429211 DOI: 10.1177/000992280604500103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Karly A Kaplan
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0296, USA
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly, and the leading cause of death among residents of nursing homes. Oropharyngeal aspiration is an important etiologic factor leading to pneumonia in the elderly. The incidence of cerebrovascular and degenerative neurologic diseases increase with aging, and these disorders are associated with dysphagia and an impaired cough reflex with the increased likelihood of oropharyngeal aspiration. Elderly patients with clinical signs suggestive of dysphagia and/or who have CAP should be referred for a swallow evaluation. Patients with dysphagia require a multidisciplinary approach to swallowing management. This may include swallow therapy, dietary modification, aggressive oral care, and consideration for treatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.
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- Paul E Marik
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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Stovall JG, Gussak LS. Dysphagia and Chronic Mental Illness: Looking Beyond Hysteria and Broadening the Psychiatric Differential Diagnosis. PRIMARY CARE COMPANION TO THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY 2001; 3:143-144. [PMID: 15014613 PMCID: PMC181177 DOI: 10.4088/pcc.v03n0307b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Meier-Ewert HK, Van Herwaarden MA, Gideon RM, Castell JA, Achem S, Castell DO. Effect of age on differences in upper esophageal sphincter and pharynx pressures between patients with dysphagia and control subjects. Am J Gastroenterol 2001; 96:35-40. [PMID: 11197284 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.03448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore the effect of age and food consistency on manometric data of the swallow sequence in patients with dysphagia. METHODS Manometric data from 41 patients (age range, 32-88 yr) and 41 age-matched control subjects was examined for differences between subgroups < 60 yr and > or = 60 yr of age, as well as for changes with food consistency. RESULTS Only pharynx peak pressure showed an age-dependent decrease (144.1 +/- 21.4 mm Hg vs 95.8 +/- 15.1 mm Hg, p < 0.05) in patients. Significant higher upper esophageal sphincter residual pressure and delayed onset of upper esophageal sphincter relaxation were noted in patients aged <60 yr compared to age-matched controls, whereas only pharynx peak pressure was significantly lower in patients compared to controls aged > or = 60 yr. Food consistency did not have a consistent effect on manometric results in patients with dysphagia. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to systematically explore the influence of age and food consistency on manometric parameters in dysphagia patients. These results may provide useful insights when identifying actual manometric abnormalities in patients with dysphagia. They also suggest possible different underlying mechanisms of dysphagia in younger versus older patients.
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- H K Meier-Ewert
- Department of Cardiology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
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Smith SJ, Lee AJ, Maddix DS, Chow AW. Pill-induced esophagitis caused by oral rifampin. Ann Pharmacother 1999; 33:27-31. [PMID: 9972381 DOI: 10.1345/aph.18116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report a case of pill-induced esophagitis caused by oral rifampin. DATA SOURCES English-language references identified via a MEDLINE search from January 1966 to May 1998 and a bibliographic review of pertinent articles. DATA SYNTHESIS A large number of oral medications have been reported to cause pill-induced esophagitis. This case represents the second report attributed to rifampin. A 70-year-old white man receiving vancomycin, gentamicin, and oral rifampin for treatment of Staphylococcus epidermidis prosthetic valve endocarditis reported dysphagia immediately after swallowing a rifampin capsule on the fourth day of therapy. The following day, fiberoptic laryngoscopy and esophagoscopy demonstrated a red capsule partially embedded in the neopharynx. A day later, upper esophageal obstruction consistent with edema related to pill-induced esophagitis was identified by barium swallow. Following the procedure, the patient was placed on total parenteral nutrition and took nothing by mouth. Sixteen days after first reporting dysphagia, he was placed on a full liquid diet. Several factors may have increased the patient's risk for pill-induced esophagitis, including age, bedridden state, gastroesophageal reflux disease, simultaneous administration of several medications, and neopharyngeal stricture. CONCLUSIONS Oral rifampin may cause esophagitis. Healthcare providers should be alert to the possibility of pill-induced esophagitis in susceptible patients. Patients with predisposing factors for the development of pill-induced esophagitis should be educated about proper swallowing of oral medications.
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- S J Smith
- School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA
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Dysphagia is associated with many systemic disorders. This article presents information that can be used to assist with developing a differential diagnosis in patients who have dyshpagia without an obvious localized cause. The essentials of the history, physical examination, endoscopy, and special tests are outlined.
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- G L Schechter
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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- T E Finucane
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Dysphagia complicates both idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) and drug-induced parkinsonism (DIP). Although parkinsonism of DIP and IPD are often clinically indistinguishable, there is no assurance that their abnormalities of swallowing will be similar. We evaluated a patient with DIP who complained of difficulty chewing and swallow initiation. The dysphagia evaluation demonstrated abnormalities during all stages of ingestion. However, the prepharyngeal stages were disproportionately affected when compared with patients with IPD and similar levels of parkinsonian functional disability. This case gives additional support for a significant basal ganglia influence on motor deglutitive functions.
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- N A Leopold
- Department of Medicine, Crozer Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA 19013, USA
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Oropharyngeal dysphagia due to iatrogenic neurological dysfunction may relate to either medication side effects or surgical complications. There are several general mechanisms by which neurological side effects of medications can cause or aggravate oropharyngeal dysphagia. These include decreased level of arousal, direct suppression of brainstem swallowing regulation, movement disorders (dyskinesias, dystonias, and parkinsonism), neuromuscular junction blockade, myopathy, oropharyngeal sensory impairment, and disturbance of salivation. Postsurgical oropharyngeal dysphagia due to neurological dysfunction has been described in association with carotid endarterectomy, esophageal cancer surgery, anterior cervical fusion, and ventral rhizotomy for spasmodic torticollis. A potential explanation for oropharyngeal dysphagia following these surgical procedures is intraoperative mechanical disruption of the innervation of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles by the pharyngeal plexus. Posterior fossa and skull base surgery can lead to dysphagia as a result of intraoperative damage to brainstem centers and/or cranial nerves involved in swallowing. Perioperative stroke is the most likely explanation for oropharyngeal dysphagia appearing acutely following surgery, especially if the type of surgery predisposes to embolism or hypoperfusion.
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- D W Buchholz
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Henry DA, Ostapowicz G, Robertson J. Drugs as a cause of gastrointestinal disease. BAILLIERE'S CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 1994; 8:271-300. [PMID: 7949459 DOI: 10.1016/0950-3528(94)90005-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- D A Henry
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Newcastle, Mater Miscericordiae Hospital, Waratah, NSW Australia
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