End-stage renal failure associated with Chinese herbs in France;Insuffisance renale terminale associee a la consommation d'herbes chinoises en France

Nephrologie

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-20

  Stengel, B ^a   Jones, E ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b ERA EDTA Registry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aristolochic acid; Chinese herbs; End stage renal failure; Nephrotoxicity; Tubulo interstitial nephritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CASE REPORT; CHINESE HERB; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; NEPHROTOXICITY; ADULT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID I; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS; BELGIUM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; PHENANTHRENES;

EID: 0031627434     PISSN: 02504960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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