Peripheral vasculopathy and nephropathy in association with phentermine

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1761-1763

  Jefferson, Heather J ^a   Jayne, David R ^a  

^a ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PHENTERMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; NARCOLEPSY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; URINALYSIS;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOLEPSY; PHENTERMINE; RAYNAUD DISEASE; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR;

EID: 0032999278     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.7.1761     Document Type: Article

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