Drugs of abuse and renal disease

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 122-126

  Bakir, Asad A ^a   Dunea, George ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AMYLOIDOSIS; CHINESE HERB; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DRUG ABUSE; GLOMERULOPATHY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY DISEASE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0029984942     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041552-199603000-00004     Document Type: Review

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