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Digitalis Metabolism in Aged Patients

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Aging and Drug Therapy

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Digitalis metabolism, in particular that of digoxin, has been studied in the elderly more than perhaps that of any other drug and has been almost completely elucidated.

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  1. University Department of Geriatric Medicine, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK

    F. I. Caird

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  1. Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    G. Barbagallo-Sangiorgi

  2. School of Medicine, University College London, London, England

    A. N. Exton-Smith

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Caird, F.I. (1984). Digitalis Metabolism in Aged Patients. In: Barbagallo-Sangiorgi, G., Exton-Smith, A.N. (eds) Aging and Drug Therapy. Ettore Majorana International Science Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2791-2_23

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