Folic Acid Treatment of Hyperhomocysteinemia in Dialysis Patients

Mineral and Electrolyte Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 110-114

  Janssen, M J F M ^a,b   Van Guldener, C ^a   De Jong, G M Th ^a   Van Den Berg, M ^a   Stehouwer, C D A ^a   Donker, A J M ^a  

^a Drechtsteden Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Hemodialysis; Hompcysteine; Methionine loading; Peritoneal dialysis

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029655239     PISSN: 03780392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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