Effectiveness of oral supplements of folates, vitamins B12 and B6 in hemodialysed patients: Preliminary results after 5 months of follow-up;Efficacia dei supplementi orali di folati, vitamine B12 e B6 in pazienti emodializzati: Risultati preliminari dopo 5 mesi di follow-up

Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 57-59

  Sepe, V ^a   Ottone, S ^a   Patrucco, G ^b   Cecere, P ^a   Colombo, P ^a   Cagna, G ^a   Costantini, L ^a   Piccini, G ^a   Filiberti, O ^a   Peona, C ^a  

^a SANT'ANDREA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Andrea ^*

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Folic acid; Hemodialysis; Homocysteine; Vitamin B12; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; FOLINATE CALCIUM; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 0034791239     PISSN: 03932249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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