Substitution of renal function through skin catharsis: Evidence from the classical period to the middle ages

Kidney International

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1580-1589

  Diamandopoulos, Athanasios A ^a   Goudas, Pavlos C ^a  

^a èSt Andrew'sè State Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ancient nephrology; Byzantine medical codices; Detoxification using the skin; Greek medical codices; Perspiration; Renal failure; Seasonal variation in detoxification

Indexed keywords

DETOXIFICATION; DIALYSIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN;

EID: 0035066933     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.0590041580.x     Document Type: Article

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