Renal itch

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-106

  Murphy, M ^a   Carmichael, A J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CAPSAICIN; COLESTYRAMINE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; ENDORPHIN; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; NALTREXONE; ONDANSETRON; THALIDOMIDE;

ACIDEMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIALYSIS; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PRURITUS; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PRURIGO; PRURITUS;

EID: 0033998655     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00587.x     Document Type: Review

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