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Age- and Gender-Specific Incidence of Hospitalisation for Digoxin Intoxication

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The study commented on in this letter was supported by BfArM (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Fo2.1-68502-201). The authors have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this letter.

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  1. Philipp Klee-Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany

    Sven Schmiedl, Jacek Szymanski & Petra A. Thurmann

  2. HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany

    Sven Schmiedl, Jacek Szymanski & Petra A. Thurmann

  3. Institute of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

    Marietta Rottenkolber & Joerg Hasford

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Schmiedl, S., Szymanski, J., Rottenkolber, M. et al. Age- and Gender-Specific Incidence of Hospitalisation for Digoxin Intoxication. Drug-Safety 30, 1171–1173 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002018-200730120-00009

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