Clay pica has no hematologic or metabolic correlate in chronic hemodialysis patients

Journal of Renal Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-36

  Obialo, Chamberlain I ^a   Crowell, Angela K ^a   Wen, Xiao J ^a   Conner, Anita C ^b   Simmons, Edward L ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PICA;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM SILICATE; IRON; MINERAL; POTASSIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; CLAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PICA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM SILICATES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; KIDNEY DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; PICA; POTASSIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 0035220288     PISSN: 10512276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-2276(01)87367-2     Document Type: Article

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