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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