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Refractory orthostatic hypotension in a patient with a spinal cord injury: Treatment with droxidopa

Eva Canosa-HermidaSpinal Cord Injury UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cristina Mondelo-GarcíaPharmacy Service, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC). Sergas. Universidade da Coruña (UDC), Coruña, SpainORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8555-1415
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María Elena Ferreiro-VelascoSpinal Cord Injury UnitORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5079-146X
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Sebastián Salvador-de la BarreraSpinal Cord Injury UnitORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9810-7548
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Antonio Montoto-MarquésSpinal Cord Injury UnitORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1773-365X
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Antonio Rodríguez-SotilloSpinal Cord Injury Unit
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José Ramón Vizoso-HermidaPharmacy Service, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC). Sergas. Universidade da Coruña (UDC), Coruña, Spain
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Pages 115-118 | Published online: 24 Jan 2017

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