Paresthesias Developing in an Elderly Patient after Chronic Usage of Nitrofurantoin and Vitamin B6

@article{Lacerna2003ParesthesiasDI,
  title={Paresthesias Developing in an Elderly Patient after Chronic Usage of Nitrofurantoin and Vitamin B6},
  author={Rhodora A. Lacerna and Chloe Chien and Shing‐shing Yeh},
  journal={Journal of the American Geriatrics Society},
  year={2003},
  volume={51}
}
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