Stress Cardiomyopathy due to Misuse of Transdermal Fentanyl Patches in an Elderly Patient
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Copyright ©2015 Korean Geriatric Society This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). ▸Received: March 16, 2015 ▸Revised: May 20, 2015 ▸Accepted: May 26, 2015 Address for correspondence: Ji Eun Song, MD Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, 365 Seowon-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju 560-750, Korea Tel: +82-63-230-8677, Fax: +82-63-230-1344 E-mail: [email protected] Stress Cardiomyopathy due to Misuse of Transdermal Fentanyl Patches in an Elderly Patient
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تاریخ انتشار 2015