THE CEYLON MEDICAL JOURNAL
Published 1 January 2013
Colvin Goonaratna Frcp, Janaka de Silva
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Dennis Aloysius MBBS, FCGPD N Atukorala MD, FRCPSarath Gamini de Silva MD, Lalini Rajapakse MD, MScChanna Ranasinha MRCP, DTM & HUdaya RanawakaMD, MRCPKolitha Sellahewa MD, FCCPB J C Perera MD, and FRCPHarshalal R Seneviratne DM are named.
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Dennis Aloysius MBBS, FCGPD N Atukorala MD, FRCPSarath Gamini de Silva MD, FRCPS A S Goonawardena MS, FRCSDulani Gunasekara MD, MRCPA Pathmeswaran MBBS, MDLalini Rajapakse MD, MScChanna Ranasinha MRCP, DTM & HUdaya Ranawaka MD, MRCPKolitha Sellahewa MD, FCCPB J C Perera MD, FRCPHarshalal R Seneviratne DM, FRCOGShalini Sri Ranganathan MD, PhD
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221 Citations2001Geoffrey R. Bihl, A M Meyers
Long-term management encompasses education of patients with regard to diet and fluid intake, control of calciuria, citrate replacement, and treatment of any underlying urinary-tract infection or metabolic abnormality.
Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug TherapyStatins and Liver Toxicity: A Meta‐Analysis
220 Citations2004Simon de Denus, Sarah A. Spinler +2 more
To assess the risk of liver function test (LFT) abnormalities with the use of 3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) for the treatment of hyperlipidemia.
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