Proton pump inhibitors and hospitalization with hypomagnesemia: a population-based case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Some evidence suggests that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are an under-appreciated risk factor for hypomagnesemia. Whether hospitalization with hypomagnesemia is associated with use of PPIs is unknown. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We conducted a population-based case-control study of multiple h...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Zipursky, Erin M Macdonald, Simon Hollands, Tara Gomes, Muhammad M Mamdani, J Michael Paterson, Nina Lathia, David N Juurlink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4181956?pdf=render