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. 2017 May 9;317(18):1907-1909.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.2332.

Association Between Long-term Quinine Exposure and All-Cause Mortality

Laurence Fardet  1 , Irwin Nazareth  2 , Irene Petersen  2
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Association Between Long-term Quinine Exposure and All-Cause Mortality

Laurence Fardet et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This cohort study uses UK primary care database data to explore the association between long-term quinine exposure and all-cause mortality.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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