Uraemic pruritus and exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in haemodialysis patients

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2439-2443

  Mettang, T ^a   Thomas, S ^a   Kiefer, T ^a   Fischer, F P ^a   Kuhlmann, U ^a   Wodarz, R ^b   Rettenmeier, A W ^b  

^a ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DEHP; Haemodialysis; Phthalates; Plasticizer; Pruritus; Uraemia

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYLHEXANOL; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; UREMIA;

EID: 0030453119     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027211     Document Type: Article

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