Acute aluminum encephalopathy in a dialysis center caused by a cement mortar water distribution pipe

Kidney International

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 746-753

  Berend, Kenrick ^a,b,c   Van Der Voet, Gijsbert ^a,b,c   Boer, Walther H ^a,b,c  

^a Diatel Curaçao   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aluminum intoxication; Calcium; Dialysate preparation; Hard water syndrome; Hemodialysis; Nephrotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CEMENT; SEA WATER; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANURIA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIALYSATE; DIALYSIS ENCEPHALOPATHY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEACHING; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER HARDNESS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0035131599     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.059002746.x     Document Type: Article

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