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Benztropine for the treatment of intractable hiccups: New indication for an old drug?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Valorie L. Cunningham
Valorie L. Cunningham*
Affiliation:
Cowichan District Hospital, Duncan, BC
*
RR#1, 2439 Mill Bay Rd., Mill Bay BC V0R 2P0; vcunningham@telus.net

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Type
Case Report • Observations
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , May 2002 , pp. 205 - 206
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2002

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