EMETINE TOXICITY IN MAN: STUDIES ON THE NATURE OF EARLY TOXIC MANIFESTATIONS, THEIR RELATION TO THE DOSE LEVEL, AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE IN DETERMINING SAFE DOSAGE
Authors: G KLATSKIN, H FRIEDMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 May 1948EMETINE TOXICITY IN MAN: STUDIES ON THE NATURE OF EARLY TOXIC MANIFESTATIONS, THEIR RELATION TO THE DOSE LEVEL, AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE IN DETERMINING SAFE DOSAGEGERALD KLATSKIN, M.D., HARRY FRIEDMAN, M.D.GERALD KLATSKIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HARRY FRIEDMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-5-892 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEmetine is an important drug in the treatment of amebiasis, even though it frequently fails to cure the intestinal form of the disease. 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